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It's not a surprise that Justin Jefferson isn't at the Minnesota Vikings' offseason workouts, and the workouts are technically voluntary.
Still, everyone understands the situation.
Jefferson is looking for a contract extension that is likely to set records for a receiver and perhaps any non-quarterback. It's likely his absence from offseason workouts is related to that.
"We want him here as much as we can have him but also understand there are a lot of factors involved," Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell told the media Monday, via KSTP.
Those factors include the nine figures that Jefferson is likely to get very soon on his second contract. Jefferson has 5,899 career yards, the most for any receiver through his first four NFL seasons. He also won NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2022. He's arguably the best receiver in the NFL and going to get paid as such.
On the surface it's not a big deal that Jefferson isn't with the team. He also skipped the voluntary part of the Vikings' offseason in 2023, though he showed up for the mandatory minicamp. It remains to be seen if he'll be at the mandatory minicamp this offseason with the pressure on to get a new deal done.
"My hope is we can get him around the team," O'Connell said. "Obviously such a special player, but it goes beyond that, especially this time of year because of just the energy and the flat out way he comes in this building and goes to work and his teammates respond to him."
On Monday, Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal, and Jefferson will blow that away. Nothing against Smith, but Jefferson is on a different tier. Tyreek Hill is the only receiver with a deal that's worth $30 million per season, and it's very likely Jefferson wants more.
Jefferson's desire for a new contract is one of the biggest remaining stories of the NFL offseason. His absence from Vikings workouts will keep that at the forefront of the team's thoughts, not that it needed a reminder.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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