The Minnesota Vikings have been playing short-handed on offense all season, and they hope they won’t have to navigate a Week 3 contest against the powerhouse Houston Texans absent star wide receiver Justin Jefferson.
That doesn’t appear to be the case based on a new report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which came three days after Jefferson suffered a quad contusion that knocked him out early of a Week 2 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
“Vikings WR Justin Jefferson participated in today’s walk through, despite his quad injury,” Schefter posted to X on Wednesday, September 18. “It looks as if he is on track to play Sunday vs. the Texans.”
Schefter’s report tracks with what Jefferson said about his injury following the team’s improbable victory over the reigning NFC champion Niners.
“Just a little thigh bruise, contusion, whatever you want to call it,” Jefferson said, according to Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune. “Something that happens a lot in the game. Just got to treat it up, get it figured out and be ready to go next week.”