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Vikings rookie Jordan Addison impressing team's stars after rocky start off the field

The football stuck in Jordan Addison's hands as the Vikings' rookie receiver dragged his toes along the sideline, completing a tiptoe grab during a recent practice.

But what Addison then did with hands — a little showboating with a first-down point and nod of the helmet — showed the type of growth that fellow receiver Justin Jefferson has witnessed from his new teammate.

"He's starting to talk a little more," Jefferson said. "That's a good thing. He's a quiet, shy guy, so we're really just trying to get him out that comfort zone — that shyness — for him to talk more, dance more, just be himself.