If everything goes according to plan this week, the Vikings will have star receiver Justin Jefferson available for the Week 3 game against the Houston Texans. That said, Jefferson was listed as a limited participant at practice on Wednesday afternoon at TCO Performance Center.

Though he wouldn’t make any declaration about Jefferson’s prognosis, head coach Kevin O’Connell seemed to be in good spirits when talking about the situation at hand.

“We’re hoping to get him a little bit more work throughout the week as we progress forward,” O’Connell said. “I know Justin is very much looking forward to getting an opportunity to play. If we can avoid any setbacks or things like that.”

The quad injury that Jefferson is working through stemmed from him taking a direct hit from 49ers linebacker Fred Warner in Week 2. After staying down on the field for a prolonged stretch of time, Jefferson had to be helped to the medical tent before retreating to the locker room.

Asked about the quad injury after the game, Jefferson said he isn’t overly concerned about his status moving forward.

As for fellow receiver Jordan Addison, he missed practice on Wednesday afternoon at TCO Performance Center, and his status is very much up in the air. He has not practiced since suffering an ankle injury in the Week 1 game against the New York Giants.

The rest of the injury report for the Vikings included right tackle Brian O’Neill (elbow) and edge rusher Dallas Turner (knee) not practicing, with running back Aaron Jones (hip), center Garrett Bradbury, linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. (quad), and edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel (foot) listed as limited participants.

Briefly

Though he recovered the onside kick for the Vikings in the win over the 49ers, tight end Nick Muse apparently did it with a small fracture in his hand. As a result, the Vikings have decided to place Muse on short-term injured reserve, meaning he has to miss the next month or so.

“He could play,” O’Connell said. “It would just require him to wear a big old cast on his hand and have that thing wrapped.”

The better option for the Vikings was giving Muse time to get back to full strength.

In a corresponding move, the Vikings signed running back Myles Gaskin to the active roster. He was previously a member of the practice squad.

Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings is helped off the field against the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 15, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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