Jefferson battled injuries earlier in the season, but those aren't known to be a problem now. The Vikings' offense has struggled as a whole. And if McCarthy isn't confident in himself to target Jefferson in double coverage, that doesn't help, either. Jefferson has been due to get it going for a while.

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Jefferson was held to two receptions on eight targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 34-26 win over the Cowboys.

Vikings legend Cris Carter believes that J.J. McCarthy is the reason for Justin Jefferson's quiet 2025 campaign.

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Cardplayer's Kyle Odegard spoke to Vikings Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter recently. One of the topics they discussed was Jefferson, and he asked Carter if he had spoken to the current star receiver for the Vikings. He shared that he had given a rather positive message from their discussion.

Carson wound up forcing a hit to Jefferson that was illegal in the eyes of the officiating crew. The Cowboys defensive back was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty, which favored the Vikings for 15 yards. There’s a real chance that Carson is fined for the incident involving Justin Jefferson.

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Could the Minnesota Vikings trade away Justin Jefferson? ESPN's Adam Schefter stirred the pot on this idea this week.