Vikings star Justin Jefferson left remaining Sunday’s loss in opposition to the Chiefs within the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury and didn’t go back. After a lot uncertainty surrounding the severity of the injury and the way lengthy he could be out, the Vikings responded the query through putting the star broad receiver on injured reserve.
On Saturday, ESPN reported that docs imagine Jefferson could be sidelined four to six weeks. Jefferson will go through additional imaging checks in a month to decide when he is in a position to go back.
Jefferson slipped at the U.S. Bank Stadium turf whilst operating a path in opposition to Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie overdue in Kansas City’s Week 5 27-20 victory. He was once dominated questionable to go back and did stay at the sidelines after limping off for clinical consideration. But he did not take some other snap earlier than the general buzzer, leaving rookie Jordan Addison to function Kirk Cousins’ most sensible move goal.
Head trainer Kevin O’Connell made a private talk over with to Jefferson’s locker on his option to the rostrum after the sport, making an attempt to console the wideout, who didn’t talk with newshounds. On Monday, O’Connell advised newshounds that Jefferson would solicit more than one clinical critiques on his hamstring.
“We’ve got to get the MRI of it and take a look and find out exactly what it is, where it is, if there’s any other factors that go into it and determine what the best decision (is) for him to get him back to 100 percent as fast as possible,” O’Connell stated. “He’s down today. He obviously is one of the most ultra-competitors I’ve ever met, and shoot, he was trying to go back in the game as it was yesterday. So we’re gonna have to medically make a good decision and help kind of almost protect him from himself a little bit.”
Fantasy center of attention
From CBS Sports Fantasy Senior Editor Dan Schneier: With Jefferson out, maximum Fantasy Football managers will flip their consideration to rookie first-round draft pick out Jordan Addison as the following guy up. While it is imaginable that is the chance Addison wishes, he is much more likely to be these days rostered than Okay.J. Osborn, who’s in reality extra likelier to have an edge over the rookie relating to long term path participation, snap percentage and integrated rapport with quarterback Kirk Cousins.
As discussed through host Adam Aizer at the Fantasy Football Today podcast previous this week, Osborn has scored a minimum of 14.6 PPR issues in 8 of eleven video games with a minimum of seven objectives, averaging 16.1 issues per recreation in the ones 11 video games. However, in 48 overall video games with the Vikings, Osborn has most effective averaged 5.5 objectives per recreation – together with the 4 video games that former Vikings WR Adam Thielen was once out for. Osborn’s goal percentage will have to take a leap with out Jefferson at the box given the truth that Jefferson has averaged 11.75 objectives per recreation in his 4 complete video games this 12 months, however he is extra of a WR3 whilst Jefferson is out.
Entering Week 5, Osborn was once lifeless remaining (69th out of 69 broad receivers) at 0.69 yards per path run minus busted coverages. As for Addison, the rookie’s position is prone to develop from a snap percentage viewpoint, and assuming he can do extra with his routes than Osborn, his rapport with Cousins could construct speedy. Addison’s upside lands him within the borderline WR2/3 vary. Finally, T.J. Hockenson is about to take a leap in objectives as neatly. Hockenson has averaged six objectives per recreation this season – that quantity could leap up to 25-50% per recreation. He’s already an every-week starter at TE, however all over Jefferson’s absence, Hockenson has the chance to change into extra of a weekly distinction maker on the place.
Need assist changing Jefferson to your Fantasy lineup? Check out the early waiver cord for Week 6 for imaginable choices.