EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson's first order of business, upon learning the identity of his team's new quarterback, was to fire off a text to J.J. McCarthy, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Jefferson, known to many around the Vikings' organization as "JJ," told McCarthy that moving forward he would go by another one of his nicknames: "Jets."
"Just so we wouldn't have any confusion," McCarthy said Friday with a laugh as he relayed the story. Later, McCarthy said, Jefferson offered a bit of advice that was especially valuable from a player who needed only two games as a backup in 2020 before bursting onto the NFL scene.