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![Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) rallies guys in the huddle during the team’s minicamp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) rallies guys in the huddle during the team’s minicamp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STP-L-jea-07-VIKINGS_MINICAMP-0604-1.jpg?w=120 140w)
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Vikings star Justin Jefferson is ready to lead the franchise into the future
![Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah smiles at star wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah smiles at star wide receiver Justin Jefferson.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STP-L-jea-05-JEFFERSON-0604.jpg?w=136 140w)
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Justin Jefferson is the ‘heart and soul’ of the Vikings. That’s why they never considered trading him during their pursuit to extend him.
![New Vikings quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy (9) and Sam Darnold (14). New Vikings quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy (9) and Sam Darnold (14).](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP24142662364677_45e3fd.jpg?w=132 140w)
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Some other storylines of Vikings’ mandatory minicamp, now that Justin Jefferson is taken care of
![This was always the expected outcome for both sides regardless of the seemingly constant rumors that swirled this season.
This was always the expected outcome for both sides regardless of the seemingly constant rumors that swirled this season.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STP-L-jea-06-JEFFERSON-0604.jpg?w=140 140w)
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Source: Justin Jefferson agrees to 4-year, $140 million contract extension with Vikings
![Players on a practice field Players on a practice field](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP24142665029387.jpg?w=132 140w)
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Why new quarterbacks coach Josh McCown is perfect fit for Vikings
![Vikings guard Dalton Risner Vikings guard Dalton Risner](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23298677808328-e1698594927414-1.jpg?w=132 140w)
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Source: Vikings agree to terms with veteran guard Dalton Risner
![Longtime Vikings safety Harrison Smith Longtime Vikings safety Harrison Smith](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24001710994871.jpg?w=132 140w)