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The Minnesota Vikings superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson fell to a hamstring injury during training camp on Friday.
The Minnesota Vikings have gotten a massive scare regarding wide receiver superstar Justin Jefferson. The star pass catcher has suffered a hamstring strain and is set to be held out of practice until next week. More news: Pete Carroll Breaks Silence on Raiders Shocking Release of Christian Wilkins
An MRI revealed a “mild strain” in the Vikings’ star wide receiver’s left hamstring after he removed himself from training camp and is expected to be re-evaluated next week, according to ESPN . Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell said he doesn’t anticipate it being long before Jefferson is back between the lines.
The first practice of training camp was over and most of the Vikings players had retreated to the locker room, except for a few stragglers who wanted to get in more individual work. Naturally, the fifth-oldest and second-longest-tenured player on the roster was among the last to leave,
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It's the first week of training camp across the NFL with many of the league's players dusting off the cobwebs and getting reacquainted with their teammates on the football field. No, the pads and the contact practices that come with them haven't begun,
Here are more takeaways from Day 2 of training camp: There were some ups and downs for McCarthy during practice. He had a few really nice throws in 7-on-7 drills and 11-on-11 drills. His best throw was a bullet to receiver Jordan Addison near the sideline as they continue to development an impressive rapport.
Minnesota Vikings All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson has officially been ruled out of the team’s training camp practice due to what the team called a “mild” left hamstring strain, and is set to be re-evaluated sometime next week.