Vikings to be without major contributor in Week 2 vs. 49ers, opens door for young upstart
The Minnesota Vikings are likely to be without wide receiver Jordan Addison on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, as he was missing from practice on Friday afternoon. Missing practice all three days makes it a near certainty he will be listed as out on the Vikings' final injury report. The loss of Addison is […]
The Minnesota Vikings are likely to be without wide receiver Jordan Addison on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, as he was missing from practice on Friday afternoon. Missing practice all three days makes it a near certainty he will be listed as out on the Vikings' final injury report.
The loss of Addison is a big deal for the Vikings and their chances to win on Sunday afternoon. That would leave Justin Jefferson on the outside with the likes of Jalen Nailor, Brandon Powell, Trent Sherfield and Trishton Jackson filling in the other spots. It will make things tougher for Jefferson to get open and attack down the field, but what it does is open the door for someone like Nailor to step up and become a star.
Jefferson spoke highly of Nailor after Thursday's practice and believes he has a superstar in him.
"He has big potential, you know, he's just behind me and (Jordan Addison), that's the only thing that's has really stopped him for really reaching the potential that he has. But you know, everyone knows if they've been following him, the injuries has been really stopping them from being out there on that field. Now he's a little bit more healthy. Now he's being able to there on that field, his ability to learn a playbook and be dialed into where he needs to be on that field, and learning the F, learning, X learning the whole playbook is his goodness of really being out there on that field. So that helps him a lot. But you know, his just ability to make plays is what really makes him, him, but that's what everybody's going to see out there on Sunday."
Sunday afternoon could end up being known as the Jalen Nailor breakout game, something the Vikings have been hoping would come since they selected him in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
‘It’s contagious’ RB Aaron Jones is excited to hear the SKOL chant as a member of the Minnesota Vikings
Sunday’s game will hit just a bit different for Jones
