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Justin Jefferson has been frustrated about being sidelined by a hamstring injury while the Minnesota Vikings try to recover from a slow start and make the playoffs.
Taking heat from fantasy football players on social media about his absence hasn’t helped him handle the time away.
Jefferson posted a message on his since-deactivated X (formerly known as Twitter) account this week in which he reminded his critics that his health is more important than their fantasy teams.
“I’ve been getting it for five, six weeks now,” Jefferson told reporters Friday before practice. “I’m just tired of it. It’s frustrating, and it’s draining to want to be out there on the field, wanting to play and then all of these other sources saying different things that are not true on how you’re feeling.”
Jefferson has missed the past six games. He was designated for return two weeks ago and returned to practice but has yet to be cleared for game action. Jefferson said he’s been “getting to top speeds,” but his status for Monday night’s game (8:15 p.m. ET) against Chicago is still uncertain.
“I’m not sure,” Jefferson said. “We will see. We still have more days to practice and really evaluate everything. But we’re going to weigh the options correctly, making sure that I’m feeling well and prepared to play a game. If I’m feeling good, I will play.”
The hamstring injury has caused Jefferson to miss games for the first time in his prolific four-year career. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year had 36 catches, 571 yards and three touchdowns on 53 targets in the first five weeks.
The Vikings were 1-4 when Jefferson got hurt. Then they won five straight games — while losing quarterback Kirk Cousins to a season-ending torn Achilles tendon during that span — before last week’s 21-20 loss at Denver.
“We have urgency to win this football game,” coach Kevin O’Connell said. “We’re just not going to allow that to distract us from the fact that we started out with some…
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Publish date : 2023-11-24 23:36:01
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