Justin Jefferson Ruled Out Against Dolphins With Ankle Injury
Tom Pelissero reported the injury update on Friday.
The just officially ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the with an ankle injury. Tom Pelissero dropped the news on Friday, sparing us the usual weekend theater of questionable tags and pregame warmup watch.
Losing isn't just a roster downgrade. It is like taking the engine out of a Ferrari and replacing it with a lawnmower motor. The entire offense revolves around the fact that number 18 is usually open even when he is double-covered.
The Vikings are coming off a gritty 23-16 win over the , but trying to replicate that success without their best player is a completely different assignment. , meanwhile, is limping into this game after getting handled 24-10 by the last week.
For the Dolphins' secondary, this is the equivalent of a snow day. They no longer have to spend 60 minutes chasing a guy who routinely makes professional defensive backs look like they are running in wet cement.
You can expect the betting markets to react violently to this one. is one of the few non-quarterbacks in the league who actually moves the spread and the point total all by himself.
Fantasy managers who drafted him in the first round are currently staring at their screens in disbelief, frantically scrolling the waiver wire for a guy who might get three targets.
Now the pressure shifts entirely to the rest of the ' receiving corps to figure out how to get open against a defense that suddenly has a lot less to worry about. Sunday night in Minneapolis just got a whole lot tougher for the home team.