With a depleted receiver room heading into the start of the regular season, the Minnesota Vikings are looking to add another pass-catcher into the mix.

Vikings pursue veteran WR amid Justin Jefferson injury, Jordan Addison suspension originally appeared on The Sporting News The Minnesota Vikings might need some help at wide receiver in the early part of the season.

Justin Jefferson is the most influential player on the Minnesota Vikings roster, regardless of which side of the ball you look at. He went down with a leg issue early on in training camp, and as a result, he has played no games this preseason and isn't likely to play against the Tennessee Titans this weekend.

Jefferson hurt his hamstring on the second day of training camp and remained on the sideline until taking his first steps back on the field to kick off the week. After the session was over, Jefferson said that he's "glad that I’m feeling great again" and that he's set a "target" of Week 1 to get back to 100 percent.

Justin Jefferson has rejoined the Minnesota Vikings for practice after a mild hamstring strain kept him out for over three weeks.

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Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is set to return to the field. Jefferson has been out since the second practice of training camp with a hamstring injury, but head coach Kevin O’Connell said at a Monday pre-practice press conference that the wideout is going to resume participating in practice.