Justin Jefferson Returns to Vikings Practice
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00:00 - You've been especially present,
00:01 like I mean, on the sideline and encouraging,
00:04 like, is that something you made a conscious effort to do
00:06 once you knew you were gonna be out,
00:07 or is that just you being you?
00:09 - Me being me.
00:10 I mean, I don't think anyone can really tell me
00:13 to be a certain type of person.
00:16 It's either I'm gonna be that type of person or I'm not.
00:21 And that's just who I am.
00:22 I love the game of football.
00:23 I love being around football,
00:26 especially if I'm not being able to play and play it.
00:30 So just being there as a leader,
00:33 as a captain of the team,
00:35 just having that support system on the sideline,
00:38 giving the guys the encouragement to go out there
00:40 and just continue to battle.
00:42 Of course, I know how hard it is in that type of situation,
00:46 in the game, in the moment.
00:48 So as much as I can, I wanna give them that encouragement,
00:52 give them that extra word
00:54 before they go out there and ball out.
00:57 - You have not been hurt very much in your football life.
00:59 I mean, what has it been like to have to take a step back
01:01 here for these past few weeks?
01:03 - It sucks.
01:04 It sucks.
01:05 Not being able to play,
01:07 especially the most of my career being healthy
01:10 and not missing too many games.
01:13 So it definitely sucks, but it's a process.
01:16 It happens and the best you can do is just try to recover
01:20 and get out there as fast as possible.
01:22 - Where do you think you are in terms of recovery?
01:24 - Yeah.
01:25 - Where do you think you are as far as-
01:26 - I guess the day-to-day.
01:27 You can't really put a date on it at this very moment.
01:31 I mean, the rest of the training staff,
01:33 Maddie and Uriah and Tyler,
01:36 everyone in that training staff
01:38 has been doing a phenomenal job with me
01:41 into making sure I'm feeling good,
01:44 making sure that I'm getting the work that I need done
01:46 and the rehab and treatment that I need.
01:48 So it's not just me that's doing all the work.
01:53 There's definitely a lot of effort
01:55 goes around to this whole building.