Jefferson is questionable to return, the team announced.
With the Minnesota Vikings up 20-7 on the defending NFC champs, Jefferson took a shot to the legs from a teammate and 49ers All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner on a run play and immediately went down. After trainers took a look Jefferson had to be helped to the sideline, where he entered the blue medical tent.Shortly thereafter, Jefferson was captured by cameras walking to the locker room. The Vikings then announced that he was questionable to return with a quad injury.
In the Vikings' Week 1 win against the New York Giants Jefferson had four catches for 59 yards and a touchdown. Prior to going down against San Francisco, he caught four balls for 133 yards and a touchdown.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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