National media, once again, trying to remove a superstar from Minnesota

Attempts by the national media to remove a celebrity from Minnesota.

The national media is attempting to wrangle Justin Jefferson out of Minnesota.

The situation involving Justin Jefferson is being exploited by the media on a national scale.

National talking heads appear to be focusing their attention on Justin Jefferson, another up-and-coming superstar in this state, much like they did earlier this summer when former fan favorite Patrick Beverly started a mini-firestorm about Wolves star Anthony Edwards needing to leave Minnesota.

Early this week, the Vikings placed Jefferson on injured reserve, which allowed all of the national media’s “insiders” and “analysts” to weigh in with their own assertion that Jefferson’s time in Minnesota was up.
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A lack of a contract extension for the star receiver is an “unspoken issue that could potentially lengthen Justin Jefferson’s absence,” according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

If the Vikings don’t keep winning games and being a competitive team, Schefter predicted that Jefferson won’t rush his comeback.
That notion had already been disproved by Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell on Monday, who said: “Shoot, he was trying to get back in the game yesterday.
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Schefter only needed to watch O’Connell’s press conference in order to promote himself (or to watch the self-promotional cut-up press conference clips on our website under the Vikings tab above).

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Following that, Martin began a segment about receivers who need a change of scenery on Thursday by introducing Jefferson.

I’ll get right to it: Justin Jefferson, Martin announced.
“Because Kirk Cousins’ future is unknown, in addition to the fact that the current quarterback is in the final year of his contract.
However, Justin Jefferson is still awaiting payment, regardless of Kirk Cousins or the quarterback.
He is also, in my opinion, the best receiver in the NFL.
He needs to leave because he hasn’t received his money and I’m not sure who the quarterback is.
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Look, if you’re trying to get a superstar out of “fly-over country,” using his contract status is definitely something you can hang onto. If you’re going to do that, at least be aware that Jefferson still has two more seasons left on his contract and the Vikings still have the option to franchise tag him.
There was no set deadline to meet this year, despite the fact that both parties wanted something done before the season after Jefferson’s historic start to his career.
That’s going to happen probably next year.

Then we come to the worst one yet.
Tuesday, Denny Carter of NBC Sports fantasy football stepped up, tweeting, “Definitely feels like Justin Jefferson has played his last game as a Viking.
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After that, Carter continued.
The fantasy football analyst chimed in with a retweet after Vikings supporters made fun of the take, writing, “Jefferson hates his QB, hates the franchise, and the season is over.
There is no justification for him to take another snap this season.
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Huh.
Jefferson has appeared to be extremely supportive of Cousins throughout his career, with the exception of omitting the Vikings quarterback from his top-5 quarterbacks list this offseason.
Additionally, Jefferson has never expressed an opinion about the Vikings organization or made any hints in that direction.

Carter made it clear that the foundation of his argument is “body language.”.

“I really don’t understand how you guys can watch Justin Jefferson’s in-game body language and think he likes his current situation.
He’s miserable, Carter tweeted.

However, this isn’t a repeat of Stephon Diggs’ “Truth to all rumors” phase.
Jefferson has occasionally appeared frustrated and upset while watching the game.
A highly competitive athlete who prioritizes winning is the subject of this case.
Whenever Jefferson was questioned about his on-field body language, he repeatedly remarked on it.

When questioned earlier this season about cameras catching him glaring, upset at the conclusion of the Vikings’ loss to the Buccaneers, Jefferson responded, “I’m just competitive, at the end of the day.
“I despise losing.
I’d love nothing more than to join my teammates in celebrating on the winning stage.
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