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Justin Jefferson's revised goal: 1K yards after 7-game absence

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EAGAN, Minn. -- A right hamstring injury ended Justin Jefferson's hopes of breaking the NFL record for receiving yards in a season and eclipsing the 2,000-yard mark, at least for this year.

As the Minnesota Vikings receiver prepares to return Sunday after a seven-game absence, he has set his sight on a new number.

"Since I got hurt the new goal is 1,000 yards," Jefferson said Thursday. "I want to end every single year over 1,000 yards."

Jefferson opened this season on a blazing pace, averaging an NFL-high 135.