Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell "Encouraged" By Early News On Justin Jefferson's Chest Injury

By Anthony Bettin, CBS Minnesota

December 11, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Jefferson's long-awaited return to the field on Sunday didn't last long.

After missing two months with a hamstring injury, Jefferson suited up for the game against the Las Vegas Raiders. He caught just two passes before taking a hit over the middle of the field and heading to the locker room. He was ruled out with a chest injury and taken to a local hospital.

"Justin Jefferson sustained a chest, internal chest injury there," head coach Kevin O'Connell said after the game. "We wanted to rule out any potential complications from that, so he did go to a local hospital and get evaluated and he has since returned and he will travel home with us. So feel pretty encouraged about the early news on Justin. Now we'll have to see on a short week how he's able to turn over from this."

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