Star Tribune · Dec 31, 2022
Justin Jefferson cracks the code of NFL superstardom
The Vikings receiver has launched himself into record books and imaginations with a combination of grit, grace and the Griddy.
In the first two decades they spent watching their three sons play football, John and Elaine Jefferson rarely had to consider whether they would tolerate cold weather: Their boys' games were hardly ever outside the South.
Their older sons, Jordan and Rickey, earned scholarships to Louisiana State. Jordan started a national championship game at quarterback, and Rickey was a good-enough cornerback to get preseason stints with the Raiders and Saints. But neither played an NFL game.
