The crowd kept growing. Receiver Jarius Wright needed some polite requests just to get past the throng to his locker. It’s a Monday after a Vikings victory. Adam Thielen, stationed nearby, must be talking.
They will have to wait until Thursday to talk to the Vikings’ other top receiver, Stefon Diggs, who has his own once-a-week session. So reporters don’t need to worry about covering both receivers at once.
Defenses aren’t afforded such comfort against this Vikings receiving duo, currently staking its claim as the NFL’s best. Both players were overlooked for their own reasons: Thielen was an undrafted Division II player at Minnesota State Mankato; Diggs was a five-star recruit turned fifth-round pick by way of injuries and Maryland’s quarterback parade.