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.