Justin Jefferson Rumors: Vikings ‘Get No Inclination to Alternate’ WR amid Contract Buzz
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Justin Jefferson wasn’t demonstrate at the Minnesota Vikings organized team of workers actions on Monday as he awaits a long-time-frame contract extension, which has everyone questioning appropriate what a unique deal would possibly per chance maybe watch love—or if the team of workers would set in mind trading him.
ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported all the intention by Tuesday’s SportsCenter that the latter is now most doubtless now not:
“[The Vikings] are now now not but concerned. They attain have faith 3.5 months, and right here’s one thing that they’ve been adamant about all offseason, that they’ve no inclination to alternate Jefferson, to make a choice out a watch at to make a choice out him on his fifth-year possibility that he’s going to play below this coming season in the occasion that they set apart now now not salvage a long-time-frame deal accomplished. They’ve been determined they are attempting to assign him, and so that they know what it be going to cost. The part is, can they salvage the framework of this constructing upright in the next couple of months? Clearly, all of us know that right here’s going to be a contract that is going to cost them above $30 million per year. This is able to maybe moreover be a file-breaking contract for the broad receiver set apart. The Vikings know that. They unexcited want Jefferson, and so that they’ll proceed to work to salvage that accomplished.”
Here’s the set apart issues salvage attention-grabbing for the Vikings. If they wait too long to ink an extension, the extension CeeDee Lamb is anticipated to in the extinguish assign with the Dallas Cowboys would possibly per chance maybe moreover even further inflate Jefferson’s market value.
Jefferson is going to quiz to be one of the best-paid wideout in soccer, which can maybe per chance select him above the $32 million annual life like salary of A.J. Brown, who agreed to a three-year, $96 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.
The Vikings indubitably know they’ll be in that ballpark or larger for Jefferson. However one sticking level would possibly per chance maybe be how great assured money the deal entails. Brown has $84 million assured in his deal—would possibly per chance maybe moreover Jefferson exceed $90 million? And even $100 million?
Or now now not it ought to be a gigantic settle, no matter the 2 sides agree upon.
