Kirk Cousins is returning to Minnesota, and perhaps no one is more excited about it than Justin Jefferson.
The wide receiver had career highs in catches (128) and yards (1,809) and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award in Cousins’ final full season with the Vikings in 2022.
Jefferson, however, said he had “no expectations.”
“It’s really just going out and just run our parts” Jefferson said, via Kevin Seifert of ESPN. “It’s not really very exciting that he’s here or anyone is there. It’s just a matter of understanding the parts that are being advertised, understanding the jobs we have, and taking responsibility. And just the plays that are there, and the plays that could be made, we just have to continue to make those types of plays. And I’m pretty sure the results would be much better.
“He just understands the game. He’s a guy that studies the game a lot. He understands how defenses play, especially covering me. And he understands that the plays that we called are kind of my plays and he understands the timing and the windows to run that type of play, but he also doesn’t force that type of play on me and he just lets the play come to me.”
Jefferson said it was “a joy to hear (Cousins) step up and be a leader in the meeting room, on the field.”
“He speaks his mind,” Jefferson said. “He just makes sure that everyone hears the plays that he’s talking about and the notes that he has for certain routes, certain plays. And he just makes sure that everyone is on the same page. So it’s really cool to hear that type of leadership and command. If you know Kirk, that’s pretty normal of him. So it’s really cool that he’s back in that room and he’s taking that control.”
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