{"id":406766,"date":"2022-09-19T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=406766"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:39:15","slug":"eagles-fans-who-spent-the-whole-2020-watching-justin-jefferson-highlights-will-now-watch-him-don-the-vikings-uniform-at-the-lincoln-financial-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/eagles-fans-who-spent-the-whole-2020-watching-justin-jefferson-highlights-will-now-watch-him-don-the-vikings-uniform-at-the-lincoln-financial-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles Fans, Who Spent the Whole 2020 Watching Justin Jefferson Highlights, Will Now Watch Him Don the Vikings Uniform at the Lincoln Financial Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eagles picked wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall choice in the 2020 NFL Draft, while the Vikings selected wide receiver Justin Jefferson with the 22nd pick. The Eagles made a serious error there since Jefferson is a much superior player.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson appreciates that the Eagles made that error. It&#8217;s difficult to envision Eagles supporters appreciating all of Jefferson&#8217;s highlights from the previous season. There were too many of them to totally dodge them, yet he must skip his next expedition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403291\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403291\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Justin-Jefferson-1.webp\" alt=\"Justin Jefferson\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Justin-Jefferson-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Justin-Jefferson-1-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Justin-Jefferson-1-768x461.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: Vikings Wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Eagles squad, who sadly passed on Jefferson in the 2020 NFL Draft for Jalen Reagor, who was dealt to the Vikings this summer for a late-round pick, will be Jefferson&#8217;s first opponent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"NFL DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy football picks for Week 2 \u2013 Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-dfs-draftkings-fanduel-daily-fantasy-football-picks-for-week-2-minnesota-vikings-vs-philadelphia-eagles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NFL DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy football picks for Week 2 \u2013 Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Justin Jefferson to face Philadelphia Eagles for the first time<\/h2>\n<p>Two years ago, Minnesota selected Jefferson with the very next choice, and since then, he has led the NFL in receiving yards with 3,200. The Vikings wide receiver in his third season is coming off a career-high 184 receiving yards. Now, Jefferson and the Vikings, who last month acquired Reagor in a trade, are getting ready for Monday night&#8217;s game against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Vikings play the Eagles on Monday night \ud83c\udfc8<\/p>\n<p>Never forget when the Vikings&#39; front office broke out in laughter after the Eagles took Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson in the 2020 NFL Draft \ud83d\udc80<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/esA9rhhCXx\">pic.twitter.com\/esA9rhhCXx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BetMGM \ud83e\udd81 (@BetMGM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetMGM\/status\/1570878233955926016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEvery mock draft had me going to Philly, so when Philly was on the board, getting the phone call, and it being Minnesota, it was definitely a shock. But I\u2019m definitely happy \u2014 way happier \u2014 to be here than there,\u201d<\/em> Jefferson <a href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2022\/09\/17\/justin-jefferson-i-was-shocked-when-philly-didnt-draft-me-but-im-happier-in-minnesota\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cEvery mock draft had me going to Philly. So when Philly was on the board, getting the phone call, and it being Minnesota, it was definitely a shocker. But I\u2019m definitely happy, way happier, to be here than there\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Justin Jefferson says he \u201ccan\u2019t wait\u201d for his first game at Linc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WLBxWrQaWo\">pic.twitter.com\/WLBxWrQaWo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JClarkNBCS\/status\/1571123798061248513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a title=\"Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles Week 2 2022: TV Coverage, Live Scores, Odds Lines, Spreads, and Predictions\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/minnesota-vikings-vs-philadelphia-eagles-week-2-2022-tv-coverage-live-scores-odds-lines-spreads-and-predictions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles Week 2 2022: TV Coverage, Live Scores, Odds Lines, Spreads, and Predictions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Linc&#8221; may go into a frenzy if Jefferson turns in another outstanding effort, especially if it contributes to the Vikings&#8217; victory. If Reagor serves as the initiative&#8217;s driving force, forget it. Even though A.J. Brown ended up being the Eagles&#8217; top wide receiver, the Jefferson narrative still exists for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7c3u_YxlELI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Justin Jefferson news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Justin Jefferson Fantasy: WR NFL Data &amp; Stats Speculations 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/minnesota-vikings-justin-jefferson-fantasy-wr-nfl-data-stats-speculations-2022\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Justin Jefferson Fantasy: WR NFL Data &amp; Stats Speculations 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson reveals ambition to become \u2018NFL Hall of Famer\u2019 upon retirement\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/minnesota-vikings-wr-justin-jefferson-reveals-ambition-to-become-nfl-hall-of-famer-upon-retirement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson reveals ambition to become \u2018NFL Hall of Famer\u2019 upon retirement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"\u2018I want to be better than Davante Adams\u2019 \u2013 Vikings WR Justin Jefferson makes bold claim ahead of 2022-23 NFL season\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-want-to-be-better-than-davante-adams-vikings-wr-justin-jefferson-makes-bold-claim-ahead-of-2022-23-nfl-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018I want to be better than Davante Adams\u2019 \u2013 Vikings WR Justin Jefferson makes bold claim ahead of 2022-23 NFL season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Follow our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0page for more key NFL updates and news<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eagles picked wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall choice in the 2020 NFL Draft, while the Vikings selected wide receiver Justin Jefferson with the 22nd pick. The Eagles made a serious error there since Jefferson is a much superior player. Jefferson appreciates that the Eagles made that error. It&#8217;s difficult to envision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":403292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,48,67],"tags":[2369],"class_list":["post-406766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minnesota-vikings","category-nfl","category-philadelphia-eagles","tag-justin-jefferson"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}