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Vikings Leave Door Open for Justin Jefferson Return Before Bye Week - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-06
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Vikings Leave Door Open for Justin Jefferson Return Before Bye Week - Newsweek
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedKevin O'Connell said Jefferson is progressing well in his recovery and will be evaluated throughout practice this week before the Week 5 game against the Saints.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedJustin Jefferson suffered an ankle injury during the first quarter of the Vikings' Week 3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe injury kept Jefferson off the field in Week 4 as Minnesota improved to 4-0 with a 15-10 win over the Miami Dolphins.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe Vikings could choose to be cautious with Jefferson's injury because they have a Week 6 bye after the Saints game.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Fantasy football points capture performance declines in National Football League offensive skill players following an ankle injury.
Journal of Orthopaedics · 2024 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Optimal time to return to play and performance after Jones fracture surgery in the National Football League (NFL) players
Foot and Ankle Surgery · 2017 · Crossref
Reframing Recovery: Fantasy Sports Metrics as Scalable Tools for Measuring Post-injury Athletic Performance.
2025 · Europe PMC
Defining the contemporary epidemiology and return to play for high ankle sprains in the National Football League.
The Physician and Sportsmedicine · 2022 · PubMed
Optimal Time to Return to Play and Performance After Jones Fracture Surgery in the National Football League
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics · 2017 · Crossref
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