The Minnesota Vikings and Justin Jefferson continue to make progress toward a contract extension, according to general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
The two sides took a break in negotiations over the weekend during the NFL Draft.
\"We continue to have great dialogue with their representatives,\" Adofo-Mensah said. \"The process is still ongoing. We did say, \'Hey, [let\'s pause] a couple days.\' The draft\'s coming. They have players they represent. We have our process.
\"Either way, whenever we sign him, we want Justin to have his whole week. You know that friend that has a birthday that takes the month? I think Justin would deserve his whole month if we signed a contract to celebrate it. We\'re excited to work towards it. We\'re going to keep going. You can\'t have all these plans when you talk about all these visions and not talk about the king linchpin, so we\'re going to keep working toward that end goal.\"
The Vikings and Jefferson have been discussing terms of the deal for more than a year.