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Liam McKeone

Three Teams Tried Trading for Vikings' Justin Jefferson in Offseason, per Report

Jefferson had four catches and one touchdown in the Vikings' season opener | John Jones-Imagn Images

Despite the fact that Justin Jefferson is the sort of talent teams simply do not trade away, the NFL world wondered if the Minnesota Vikings might do just that this offseason.

Jefferson was coming off an injury-riddled season, was up for a new market-setting contract and the team lost quarterback Kirk Cousins to free agency. Of course, none of it made a difference and Minnesota happily offered the superstar receiver a four-year, $140 million new deal with $110 million guaranteed.

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