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Vikings Fans Don’t Expect Rookie to Start Right Away

It took Justin Jefferson about 2.5 games to get rolling as a rookie in 2020, and Minnesota Vikings fans evidently expect the same — or more — from newcomer Jordan Addison.

The Vikings spent the 23rd overall pick in April’s draft on Addison, a workhorse-type wide receiver from USC.

Vikings Fans Don’t Expect Rookie to Start Right Away

But Addison recently missed some of the club’s organized team activities in May and June and all two days of mandatory minicamp due to a minor injury. Head coach Kevin O’Connell noted on Addison’s non-involvement, “We’ve had a plan in place for him and continuing to kind of build up to where he’ll be.