'I'm going to be on every hard and make sure that I'm the leader of this team.'
"Finally back. Definitely excited to be back," Justin Jefferson said Tuesday at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, one day after he agreed to a four-year, $140 million contract extension. The money says he's the best at his position in the NFL and it also demands he become the alpha leader on a Vikings team that is looking to replace the leadership of Kirk Cousins.
The 24-year-old's new contract will pay him a reported $110 million guaranteed and $35 million per season, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. For Jefferson, the money was only important as far as it making it clear that he's the best receiver in the league. He's off to a good start. Through four seasons, including a 2023 season that saw him miss seven games due to a hamstring injury, Jefferson has amassed 392 receptions for 5,899 yards and 30 touchdowns."He means the world to that locker room," O'Connell said. "He's a people changer, he's a culture changer and he's everything about what we want this organization to be about.
Jefferson, who said he never doubted that a contract would "come eventually," believes in the path forward for the Vikings, which includes developing rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy, will lead to significant success.
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