Justin Jefferson runs out of the tunnel.
Justin Jefferson (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

NFL fans are losing their minds after a video of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson hanging out close to an AFC team’s practice facility quickly went viral.Justin Jefferson has been the subject of trade rumors since the start of the offseason. The 24-year-old hasn’t at all indicated that he wants to be dealt, but it’s certainly noteworthy that Minnesota has yet to extend JJ as he heads into the last year of his rookie deal.

Fueling trade rumors is the fact that Jefferson was absent from day one of the Vikings’ organized team activities, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. On top of that, it was reported that Jefferson was spotted in Florham Park, New Jersey, where the New York Jets’ practice facility is located.

The ML Football X/Twitter account posted exclusive footage of Jefferson leaving a hotel in Florham Park on Friday:

As you would have expected, social media had plenty of interesting things to say about this video footage of JJ in Florham Park:

It’s widely expected that Justin Jefferson to receive the richest contract ever for a wide receiver. Davante Adams set that mark in 2022 when he signed a five-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders worth $140 million after coming over via trade.

The only question, of course, is where that record-setting extension will come from.

Minnesota Vikings Need To Pay Justin Jefferson

The Vikings could simply decide to trade Jefferson in return for a king’s ransom that would definitely include multiple first-round picks. But players of his caliber rarely come around, and it’s hard to envision Minnesota being a better team without him.

With two other promising young offensive pieces in wide receiver Jordan Addison and rookie quarterback JJ McCarthy, the Vikings’ best bet is to pay Jefferson and attempt to build a Super Bowl contender around him. McCarthy would be a in a great spot to succeed long-term with Jefferson, Addison and tight end TJ Hockenson as his main playmakers, after all.

NFL Fans Noticed Something Very Strange About JJ McCarthy And Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell

JJ McCarthy olding football (left) and Kevin O'Connell speaking into mic (right)

JJ McCarthy and Kevin O’Connell (Photos via @Vikings/Twitter & Getty Images)

The Minnesota Vikings got a quarterback in this year’s draft after losing Kirk Cousins to free agency earlier in the offseason.The team picked former Michigan Wolverines star JJ McCarthy at No. 10 following his part in winning a

national championship in January and will hope they’ve landed their franchise man.The QB, who has since been put through his paces at minicamp, has gone viral in a social media post from MLFootball that suggests he looks exactly like head coach Kevin O’Connell.

“CRAZY… #Vikings Coach Kevin O’Connell drafted his own son,” the tweet reads:

Check it out below:

You can also check out some reactions here:

JJ McCarthy Left Quite The Impression On Kevin O’Connell At The Combine

The Vikings left their Combine meeting with JJ McCarthy feeling pretty good about him.

On Monday, the team released a video showing the quarterback meeting with them ahead of the draft and telling the head coach he would run through a brick wall for him.

McCarthy has earned a lot of character points since helping Michigan win a championship earlier this year. His focus on football in high school and college was likely a huge sell, while former head coach Jim Harbaugh gave him a ringing endorsement and predicted that he would go a lot higher in the draft than he did.

It’s going to be interesting to see how he finds life in the NFL and how long it takes him to start.

Our guess is he won’t have much trouble getting by as the coach’s son.