Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Scribbler
Medical doctors consider Justin Jefferson‘s hamstring trauma will sideline the Minnesota Vikings celebrity for 4 to 6 weeks, and the All-Professional receiver will go through imaging exams in 4 weeks to support resolve when he can go back, assets informed ESPN.
The Vikings positioned Jefferson on injured book terminating month and are getting ready to be with out him for the minimal of 4 weeks.
Vikings head trainer Kevin O’Connell informed journalists terminating month that he did not expect Jefferson to miss the rest of the season, however Minnesota must support itself within the standings to assure he’s going to go back.
The Vikings (1-4) consult with the Chicago Bears (1-4) on Sunday sooner than refer to six-game stretch prominent into their Date 13 bye: house for San Francisco, at Inexperienced Bay, at Atlanta, house for Pristine Orleans, at Denver and a house rematch with Chicago.
If the Vikings are not able to stay aggressive, Jefferson can be anticipated to believe the truth that he and the group did not come to an agreement on a long-term contract extension sooner than this season. The offer most likely would have made Jefferson the highest-paid non-quarterback offensive participant in NFL historical past, and his value isn’t anticipated to let go.
As aggressive as Jefferson is and up to he wish to be there for his group, he should ask himself whether or not a go back this season is use the danger of long-term trauma if the Vikings have fallen out of the playoff race.
For now, Minnesota is hoping that Jefferson can get well as temporarily as imaginable and that the two-time Professional Bowler does no longer have a extra severe trauma to his hamstring.
“With hamstrings, I don’t want to speculate on exactly when it will be,” O’Connell stated terminating month. “But I know he feels pretty good considering where some guys feel at this point in the process, having been (injured) just this past Sunday.
“It’s simply committing to be about all that involves to progress throughout the procedure to the place he may have once in a while to begin feeling like he can also be at complete velocity once more, as explosive as he’s, and that shall be a procedure he’ll paintings via, and with a bit of luck we will be able to get that window opened and we’ll see the place he’s at.”
Extensive receivers N’Keal Harry and Trishton Jackson were elevated from Minnesota’s practice squad and will provide depth Sunday behind expected starters K.J. Osborn and rookie Jordan Addison.
Jefferson, 24, had 36 receptions for 571 yards and 3 touchdowns in Minnesota’s first 5 video games this season. He’s 3rd within the league in receiving yards and fourth in goals (53).
