The Indianapolis Colts reportedly contacted the Minnesota Vikings about star wide receiver Justin Jefferson earlier this year.
and general manager Chris Ballard are not known for making big name deals. Regardless, the Colts reportedly reached out to thethat will keep him in Minnesota at the hefty price of $140 million . His new contract reset the receiver market that has fellow big names, such as
While it's highly unlikely a deal was ever going to get done between the Colts & the Vikings, it's interesting that Indy reached out. Ballard reportedly made the call to Minnesota before the 2024 NFL Draft when the team opted to select Texas wide receiverEvery team that called the Vikings before the draft was told 'We're not trading him.' The conversations went nowhere with anybody.
Jefferson has had four consecutive 1,000 yard seasons since entering the league in 2020. His junior season saw him record a whopping 1,809 yards on 128 receptions, numbers that broke Randy Moss' franchise records in Minnesota.Any potential deal would've been a dream for Colts fans, but that was never happening. Ballard is notorious at lowballing opposing teams and it could've been risky to trade for a player that had only one more year on his contract.
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