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Vikings' Justin Jefferson says he feels like Michael Jordan vs. the Pistons

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"The defenses we're facing, they try whatever it takes for me not to get those big plays," the star receiver said Wednesday after absorbing a few illegal hits Saturday.

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson singled out Colts cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) for a hit that drew an unnecessary roughness penalty.

Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson made quite the analogy Wednesday when asked for his thoughts on coach Kevin O'Connell saying this week that defenders are sometimes purposely delivering illegal hits on Jefferson.

"It's just like Michael Jordan and the Detroit Pistons," said Jefferson, referencing the Pistons' "Bad Boys" era from the late '80s and early '90s.