Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with a chest injury in the first half. The Vikings were concerned that they sent him to a hospital, which put Jefferson in a fairly amusing situation.
Jefferson admitted that he watched the game on his phone while in the ambulance and at the hospital — much to the annoyance of those trying to care for him.
"I was yelling, I was screaming. The people that were really hurt were probably annoyed by me." – @JJettas2 on his experience watching Sunday's game from an ambulance and hospital pic.twitter.com/e7Sgo7p7cj
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 13, 2023
“I was yelling, I was screaming. The people that was really hurt were probably annoyed by me,” Jefferson admitted to reporters. “That was the first time I was in an ambulance and the ER. It was definitely an experience for me that I don’t want again.”
Jefferson clearly was not hurt that badly. Despite the injury scare, the Vikings have suggested he has a chance to play Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Vikings grinded out a 3-0 victory over the Raiders in a game that was vital to their playoff hopes. You can hardly fault Jefferson for being fully invested.
