May 20, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has been in talks with the Minnesota Vikings regarding a contract extension, was not spotted at the team’s training facility Monday for the start of OTAs, team sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jefferson also didn’t participate in the earlier portion

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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMay 20, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can