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Vikings HC: Justin Jefferson Won't Return from Hamstring Injury Until He's 100%

The Minnesota Vikings have no intention of rushing the recovery of star wide receiver Justin Jefferson.

Jefferson left the Vikings' Week 5 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs early after suffering a non-contact injury. It was later diagnosed as a strained right hamstring, and head coach Kevin O'Connell said that the team would proceed with caution in terms of his eventual return.

"He's down today," O'Connell said, per Kevin Siefert of ESPN.com. "He's obviously one of the most ultra competitors I've ever met. He was trying to go back in the game as it was yesterday.