The Minnesota Vikings are optimistic about receiver Justin Jefferson's chances of making a quick recovery from the chest injury that sidelined him after 13 snaps Sunday during the team's 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Doctors ruled out any significant internal injuries during a quick trip to a local hospital and Jefferson returned to Minnesota with the team Sunday night.
As a result, coach Kevin O'Connell said: «I consider Justin day-to-day with a good chance to hopefully be with us playing on Saturday in Cincinnati.» Jefferson had just returned from a seven-game absence caused by a right hamstring injury suffered in Week 5.
After leaping to make his second catch of Sunday's game with 9:54 remaining in the second quarter, he absorbed a hard hit in the back from Raiders safety Marcus Epps. «He's doing pretty well today,» O'Connell said of Jefferson. «It's just a matter of continuing to monitor any potential things that could arise.» O'Connell, however, was not ready to announce who would be throwing passes Saturday to Jefferson.