EAGAN, Minn. -- The Vikings officially placed receiver Justin Jefferson on injured reserve Wednesday but are convinced he will return from a significantly strained hamstring later this season.
Asked if he anticipated Jefferson missing the rest of the season because of the injury, coach Kevin O'Connell said: "I do not."
O'Connell said that Jefferson is feeling relatively well but declined to provide a more specific timeline other than the four weeks mandated by the NFL's rules for players on injured reserve.
"With hamstrings, I don't want to speculate on exactly when it will be," O'Connell said.