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The Minnesota Vikings have signed rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson, according to Field Yates of ESPN. Jefferson will receive a $7.1 million signing bonus as part of his guaranteed deal. Jefferson, who played his collegiate football at LSU, was selected by the Vikings in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the NFL Draft back […]

Cleveland Browns star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. jokingly told Minnesota Vikings rookie Justin Jefferson to stay out of his “playbook” after the latter made an epic one-handed catch. Peep Jefferson’s amazing one-handed snag below together with Beckham’s reaction. From the looks of it, Beckham was surprised to see the Vikings newcomer to replicate his signature […]

EA Sports released their Madden 21 ratings for rookie quarterbacks on Thursday and the rookie wide receivers had their ratings revealed on Friday. Of the rookie wide receivers, Henry Ruggs tops CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jeudy as the highest-rated rookie wide receiver. Madden dropped their rookie receiver ratings, and Henry Ruggs leads the pack 👀👀 […]

The Minnesota Vikings were able to alleviate the runner in their receiving corps by adding Justin Jefferson with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. It appears offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak already has an idea of where Jefferson will be featured on offense. According to Chad Graff of The Athletic, Kubiak acknowledged the […]

Similar to the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award typically goes to a quarterback. At the same time, running backs have been a popular pick for Offensive Rookie of the Year due to the continued rise in their usage. Since 2010, nine of the 10 Offensive Rookie of […]

Coming into the 2020 NFL Draft, there were a few elite wide receivers that scouts were drooling over. Those names were Henry Ruggs III, Jerry Jeudy, and CeeDee Lamb. However, there were other options for teams later in the draft that have legitimate star potential as well. One of those names was Minnesota Vikings rookie […]

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen officially has a new running mate as his former teammate in wide receiver Stefon Diggs is now a member of the Buffalo Bills thanks to an offseason trade from a few months back. However, the Vikings didn’t wait long to replace Diggs as Minnesota notably selected former LSU Tigers […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has the challenge of introducing the NFL to rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson, the standout target for No. 1 pick Joe Burrow at LSU. In addition to learning an NFL offense and getting used to the professional ranks, Jefferson, 20, has to improve upon his touchdown dances, per Zimmer. […]

With both receivers coming out of blue-blood college programs at Louisiana State University and the University of Oklahoma, receivers Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb have a ton to prove in their rookie seasons. Receivers that are drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft have produced mixed results, as the likes of Corey Davis, […]

LSU Tigers wide receiver Justin Jefferson may have been the steal of the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft when the Minnesota Vikings selected the 6-foot-1, 202-pound wideout and Louisiana native. Jefferson, who turned 21 years young in Jan. 2020, is hyping himself up before his rookie season with the Vikings, calling himself a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Jalen Reagor with the No. 21 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, even though Justin Jefferson was still available. Over a week since the pick was made, Eagles GM Howie Roseman explained why Philadelphia selected Reagor over Jefferson. “When I talked to people around the league, we found a lot of […]

Incoming Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is finding motivation in his draft spot. The Vikings made Jefferson the No. 22 overall pick, immediately after the Philadelphia Eagles selected Jalen Reagor at No. 21. Four receivers (including Reagor) were drafted ahead of Jefferson, which does not sit well with the former LSU star. In fact, […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings both improved a lot during the 2020 NFL draft. There has been a lot of chatter about both team’s drafts with most saying they were two of the better teams to come away from draft weekend. But who had the better draft? Let’s breakdown each team’s draft, and […]

As always, the first round of the NFL Draft was entertaining from start to finish. Even though the first two picks were as obvious as they can get, Round 1 had plenty of twists and turns. Here are the 10 biggest surprises. 1. No trades in the top 10 This year was the first since […]

The Minnesota Vikings needed a wide receiver after trading Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills last month. On Thursday night, they got it, selecting LSU’s Justin Jefferson with the 22nd overall pick of the NFL Draft. Jefferson has everything you want in an NFL receiver, possessing solid size (6-foot-1, 202 pounds), great hands and nice […]

Many have projected a plethora of wide receivers to be taken in this year’s draft. Justin Jefferson can officially say he was one of them. With the No. 22nd pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have selected Jefferson out of LSU. There have been many arguments made about who the best wide […]

Wide receiver has never been a more important position in the NFL, and this year’s Draft class is one of the deepest at WR in recent memory. There is plenty of elite talent at the very top, and teams will be finding starters well into Day 3. Here are the five best in the 2020 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been linked to LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson for quite some time. That’s odd for a few reasons. First, Jefferson is an elite type talent. Usually, someone of his caliber would not be around until pick 21. However, this is a loaded draft at wide receiver. That has allowed him to […]

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Justin Jefferson of LSU knows that the 2019 NFL season was another case of “close, but no cigar” for the New Orleans Saints. While the team was terrific in the regular season, posting a 13-3 record, things went south in a first-round loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback Drew Brees has re-upped on a two-year, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles took home the NFC East title in 2019. However, they have a lot of improving to do. Although they won the division, it was more due to the weakness of the NFC East. Philadelphia went just 9-7 and was promptly bounced from the playoffs in the Wild Card round by the Seattle […]

The Minnesota Vikings have lost a lot so far this offseason and that has opened up a lot of holes. With Xavier Rhodes, Mackensie Alexander, and Trae Waynes moving on to new teams, the Vikings need some help in the secondary. The offensive line has also been a problem the last few years for the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were supposed to host this year’s NFL Draft in “Sin City,” though those plans have since unfortunately gone out the window for obvious reasons. However, things remain bright for the Raiders as Las Vegas currently owns not one, but two first-round picks as a result of the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. […]

The Minnesota Vikings currently own the No. 22 overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the first of two first-round picks that the NFC North franchises own this time around. In addition to picking at No. 22, the Vikings will also be on the clock at No. 25, thanks to quite […]

As it stands today, the Philadelphia Eagles currently own just one first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft with the heralded NFC East franchise slated to pick at No. 21. With the New York Giants and Washington Redskins picking inside the top 10 and the rival Dallas Cowboys primed to pick at No. 19 overall […]

LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson solidified his status as a bona fide blue-chip prospect by running a 4.44 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine. It seems even he was somewhat surprised by his speed. There had been plenty of speculation regarding how Jefferson’s speed would translate to the NFL. He was admittedly impressed with his […]

ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. released his second mock draft, and he has the Green Bay Packers selecting LSU standout Justin Jefferson with the 30th overall pick. The Packers still have Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, but after those two, there are a lot of question marks. Aaron Rodgers is 36 years old, […]

The Cincinnati Bengals face a monumental offseason in the coming months. Of course, it all begins with  being on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. For months, Joe Burrow has been the presumptive No. 1 pick for the Bengals after a historic season at LSU. Whether it is Burrow […]

The Indianapolis Colts weren’t pleased with how the 2019 season ended: They missed the playoffs. Following a disappointing season, the Colts could undergo quite a few changes on the roster. First and foremost, Indianapolis could choose to address the quarterback position. Either in free agency or in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Colts are inevitably […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered yet another heartbreaking playoff loss in 2019 and they’ll have some questions to answer in the offseason. First and foremost, the entire trajectory of the Saints’ offseason relies on the decision from Drew Brees. Brees just finished his 19th season in the NFL and is 41-years-old. With him nearing the […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was so happy his former team, the LSU Tigers, won the National Championship, that he was handing money to players after the game. In a video posted to twitter by Brody Logan, it appears that Beckham puts a big wad of cash in his hands and shakes hands […]

It has been 28 seasons since the Detroit Lions last won a playoff game. It is safe to say that there is not one on the horizon. The Lions are coming off a 3-12-1 campaign in Matt Patricia’s second season as head coach. The Lions are in need of a culture change and that will […]

The New England Patriots drafted N’Keal Harry in the first round in last year’s draft, and if they are smart they will take wideout Justin Jefferson from LSU with their first-round pick this season. In the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Jefferson showed the rest of the world what NFL teams already knew about him, he is […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a strong roster, but they have had an issue finding a true number one receiver. The 49ers need to target one with their first-round draft pick, and selecting a guy like Justin Jefferson from LSU would make a whole lot of sense. This is a bit of an odd draft […]

The New York Jets must surround quarterback Sam Darnold with talent.  The No. 3 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, the USC product has shown franchise passer qualities. However, too often, those qualities are downplayed in large part due to an offense that lacks a competent offensive line and a No. 1 option from a […]