EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings are off to a 1-4 start this season despite an NFL-leading stretch from Justin Jefferson. How much worse could it get now that the wide receiver will miss four games, and possibly more, while on injured reserve due to a strained right hamstring?
That's the question reverberating Tuesday throughout Minnesota, where Jefferson has emerged as one of the league's best players. Even before news broke of the severity of his injury, ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) considered the Vikings twice as likely to earn a top-10 pick in the 2024 draft (41.