The Minnesota Vikings and wide receiver Justin Jefferson have not agreed to a new long-term deal just yet and have paused their contract talks this weekend for the team to put their focus on the NFL Draft, but it doesn’t sound like the team is too worried.
During a recent interview, Minnesota Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah made it clear that he’s not concerned about the holdup because whenever Justin Jefferson does sign his extension with the team, he wants an entire week to celebrate
“Either way, whenever we sign him, we want Justin to have his whole week,” Adofo-Mensah said according to Kevin Seifert of ESPN. “You know that friend that has a birthday that takes the month? I think Justin would deserve his whole month if we signed a contract to celebrate it. We’re excited to work towards it. We’re going to keep going. You can’t have all these plans when you talk about all these visions and not talk about the king linchpin, so we’re going to keep working toward that end goal.”
Jefferson is arguably the top receiver in the league, and it sounds like it’s certainly a priority for the team to make sure they keep him for the foreseeable future.
[ESPN]
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