“The way I move, the way my body is positioned, the way I cut and the way I do everything is kind of different than what everyone else does. Different positions I might put a little bit more stress on my body than a normal typical person would.”
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he did not expect Jefferson’s injury to change his pre-practice or practice routine after the initial return to practice.
Jefferson joined the session when receivers, tight ends and running backs were doing an agility drill weaving through tackle dummies.
Though he only did one rep of that drill, Jefferson participated in the next couple receiver drills, also focused on agility and taking passes from coaching staff. He was last in line for every drill.
His first reception thrown by a quarterback did come from McCarthy’s hands on a short-yardage, offense-only drill.
“I feel like J.J.’s definitely getting more comfortable in the system,” Jefferson said of the QB. “He’s realizing the progressions and the amount of time that he has. And, of course, where the playmakers are and how to find ‘em. Being out there and watching him finding Jordan Addison a couple times in a row, finding T.J. [Hockenson] a couple times in a row, he’s understanding the leverages, he’s understanding the matchups and he’s attacking it. That’s definitely what I love to see.”