The Vikings plan to place Justin Jefferson on injured reserve Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge of Jefferson's injury. The star receiver sustained a right hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Chiefs and will be out at least four games.
Jefferson's injury is the latest setback in a Vikings season that's started disastrously. The reigning NFL offensive player of the year was injured in the fourth quarter of the team's 27-20 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday, when he slipped on the U.S. Bank Stadium turf and came up limping after his route on a throw to K.