<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ncaa-football/lsu-football-news-justin-jefferson-incredible-lsu-wr-pipeline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Jefferson dishes on incredible LSU football’s WR pipeline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Justin-Jefferson.jpg"><figcaption>© SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Content Services, LLC</figcaption></figure><h1>Justin Jefferson dishes on incredible LSU football’s WR pipeline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-03T12:43:05-08:00">March 3rd, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-03T12:43:05-08:00">March 3rd, 12:43pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The LSU football pipeline is real, just ask Justin Jefferson. The former star receiver was one of the best receivers in the country during his time in Baton Rouge.</p><p>Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase were the top-receiving duo in the country. Funny enough, they were also in the same category as Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. when they played together.</p><p>Also, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-justin-jefferson-compares-minnesota-lsu-championship">Jefferson compared the LSU football team to his Minnesota Vikings</a> team this previous season. Although the latter didn’t make it past the Wild Card round, it’s worth mentioning the similarities.</p><p>When he appeared on the Pat McAfee Show, the Vikings star <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1896629777320247602" rel="noopener">elaborated more</a> on that LSU pipeline.</p><p>“It’s unreal, honestly,” Jefferson said. “Just growing up and seeing Odell (Beckham Jr.) and Jarvis (Landry) coming up and being a fan of those guys and growing that friendship with them. It was just great to see them growing up. Then, for me and Ja’Marr (Chase) to be at LSU, win a National Championship, and just be top-tier players.</p><p>“Then for Brian (Thomas Jr.) and Malik (Nabers) to come? There’s just so much talent and so many things that are going on at LSU. Of course, playing those top-tier guys every single week helps us to become top-tier NFL players, but as you said, it’s either something in the water or something in the gumbo.</p><h2><b>Justin Jefferson sees LSU football’s greatness</b></h2><p>Greatness isn’t built overnight, as one would say. However, the stars know where to go in terms of being in the spotlight. As Jefferson mentioned, newcomers like Brian Thomas Jr and Malik Nabers dominated the SEC receivers.</p><p>Both were excellent and way ahead of their peers. As a result, both players were in contention for the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Sometimes, the award is given to receivers. Although that didn’t happen, both men made their cases be heard.</p><p>For Jefferson, he dominated early on. He posted <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JeffJu00.htm" rel="noopener">1,400 yards and seven touchdowns</a> in his rookie season. In the 2022 season, he had a league-leading 128 receptions for 1,809 yards.</p><p>The potential is certainly there for Nabers and Thomas Jr to reach. However, the pipeline starts with LSU football. They understand how to develop star athletes into elite receivers.</p><p>Even with the influx of players, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/lsu-news-vikings-wr-justin-jefferson-drops-bold-goat-claim-for-2019-lsu">Jefferson still claims that his LSU football team is the GOAT team</a>. Plenty of players will hope to break that mold.</p><p>Not to mention, almost every big-name receiver has had an immediate impact within the NFL. As long as there is traction within the program, LSU football will continue to draw big recruits and have the opportunity to thrive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Jefferson dishes on incredible LSU football’s WR pipeline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-justin-jefferson-gets-real-work-vikings-must-do-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Jefferson gets real on work Vikings must do this offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Vikings-news-Justin-Jefferson-gets-real-on-work-Minnesota-must-do-this-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Justin Jefferson gets real on work Vikings must do this offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-07T21:22:45-08:00">February 7th, 9:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-07T21:22:45-08:00">February 7th, 9:22pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-2025-nfl-free-agency-targets-playoff-disaster-vs-rams">Minnesota Vikings’ surprising 2024 season ended in disappointment</a>, but star wide receiver Justin Jefferson believes the team is close to reaching its ultimate goal. After a 14-3 regular season—their best finish since 1998—the Vikings stumbled late, losing to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-most-to-blame-for-disastrous-wild-card-loss-to-rams">then falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round.</a></p><p>Appearing on PFT Live on Friday, Jefferson <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/justin-jefferson-were-right-there-we-just-have-to-be-more-consistent" rel="noopener">reflected on the season</a>, expressing confidence in the team’s trajectory while acknowledging areas for improvement. “We thought this was going to be that year for us,” Jefferson said. “There’s key things that we need to do, things we need to look into and key moves that we need to make this offseason.”</p><p>Despite the early playoff exit, Jefferson emphasized that drastic changes aren’t necessary. “I don’t think it’s really drastic moves,” he explained. “I just feel like it’s just one, two pieces here and there that we need to overcome.”</p><h2><b>Justin Jefferson says the Vikings are almost there, need some small changes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Justin-Jefferson-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-brutally-honest-sam-darnold-message-free-agency">biggest questions facing Minnesota this offseason is at quarterback</a>. Sam Darnold, who helped lead the Vikings to 14 wins, is set to enter free agency after playing on a one-year, $10 million contract. Rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy remains on the roster, recovering from a meniscus injury that sidelined him for most of the season.</p><p>Jefferson <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/vikings/2025/02/07/justin-jefferson-sam-darnold-return-vikings/78341580007/" rel="noopener">voiced strong support</a> for bringing Darnold back. “I would love to have Sam back and try to do it again,” he told USA TODAY Sports. “It would be phenomenal to have him back as the quarterback.”</p><p>Darnold had the best season of his career in 2024, completing 66.2% of his passes for 4,319 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. His performance earned him a Pro Bowl selection and silenced critics who doubted his ability to be a starting quarterback again after stints as a backup with the 49ers and Panthers.</p><p>“For Sam to go out there and have all of that in the back of his mind and still go out there and play his own ball, being confident and playing free … is a great thing,” Jefferson said. “I’m happy he put out to the world that he is a baller and that he can play this position in the league.”</p><p>Whether the Vikings re-sign Darnold remains uncertain, but Jefferson acknowledged that McCarthy will still have a chance to prove himself. “I feel like JJ is still going to have his opportunity and have his chance to see what he’s going to do,” Jefferson said, adding that the young quarterback has been a “sponge” when it comes to learning.</p><p>As Minnesota evaluates its roster, Jefferson remains confident that the team is on the right path. “Having 14 wins in this league is not easy,” he said. “To bring us to a playoff game, to win 14 games and only lose three, that’s something that’s difficult to do.”</p><p>The Vikings now enter an offseason of crucial decisions, with quarterback uncertainty at the forefront. However, Jefferson’s belief in the team’s potential suggests that Minnesota will be aiming for another deep run in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Jefferson gets real on work Vikings must do this offseason

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Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson had a hilarious moment when presenting during the NFL Honors awards ceremony. “Jets” is coming off another phenomenal year for head coach Kevin O’Connell’s team. The Vikings surprised a lot of pundits with a terrific regular season, going 14-3 overall before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-most-to-blame-for-disastrous-wild-card-loss-to-rams">losing to the Los Angeles Rams</a> in the Wild Card round.</p><p>Jefferson, who’s been no stranger to this awards show, was caught in an awkward situation on live television when the teleprompter he used stopped working. The superstar wide receiver <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1887691577016873127" rel="noopener">played off the error</a> well while displaying his always-likable personality.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The teleprompter stopped working on Justin Jefferson 😂😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/hUsQEpcbLF">pic.twitter.com/hUsQEpcbLF</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1887691577016873127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Justin Jefferson continues his march towards Canton in his young career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Vikings-Justin-Jefferson.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This year’s NFL Honors was an entertaining ceremony that was swept up in the tight <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-josh-allen-beats-lamar-jackson-first-nfl-mvp">MVP race between quarterbacks Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson</a>. Several other players walked away with awards, such as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-powerful-post-saquon-barkley-offensive-player-year-win">Saquon Barkley, who won NFL Offensive Player</a> of the Year. Of course, the Eagles’ star running back was not in attendance, as he is currently preparing for Super Bowl 59.</p><p>NFL Offense Player of the Year is an award Justin Jefferson is familiar with, having won it in 2022. While the Vikings’ wideout did not collect an award at this ceremony, he did have another terrific year in Minnesota. Jefferson 103 passes for 1,533 yards and ten touchdowns en route to his second First-team All-Pro season.</p><p>Through five seasons, Justin has had over 1,000 yards receiving every year and has been named to four Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams. At just 25 years old, these accomplishments are remarkable for a player who still might have his best seasons ahead of him. And this is way more than the Vikings could have ever expected when they drafted Jefferson with the No. 22 pick in 2019.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-vikings-justin-jefferson-historic-140-million-contract-extension">Jets signed a historic extension</a> with Minnesota last offseason. Therefore, he’s currently in it for the long haul with a franchise trying to win its first Super Bowl. While Kevin O’Connell’s team completely overachieved during the regular season, the postseason appearance was disappointing.</p><p>To take that next step, the Vikings have many questions to answer this offseason. One of them is their future at the quarterback position. While starting QB Sam Darnold had a tremendous first season with the franchise, the front office drafted Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy with the No. 4 overall pick in 2024. The 2024 national champion missed this past entire season with a torn meniscus.</p><p>Overall, though, one certainty for the Minnesota Vikings is Justin Jefferson. Jets went viral again for all the right reasons, this time off the field. Jefferson will continue his elite form as the franchise figures out the other positions ahead of a massive 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Justin Jefferson hilariously deals with on-stage snafu during NFL Honors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eli-manning-son-justin-jefferson-griddy-at-pro-bowl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eli Manning’s son links up with Justin Jefferson to Griddy at Pro Bowl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Eli-Manning-s-son-links-up-with-Justin-Jefferson-to-Griddy-at-Pro-Bowl.jpg"></figure><h1>Eli Manning’s son links up with Justin Jefferson to Griddy at Pro Bowl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-03T05:30:20-08:00">February 3rd, 5:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-03T04:49:31-08:00">February 3rd, 4:49am</time><address><a>Andrew Korpan</a>Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At the 2025 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-peyton-eli-manning-troll-each-other-pro-bowl-announcement">NFL Pro Bowl, Eli Manning</a>‘s son met up with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-justin-jefferson-trolls-packers-fans-griddy-td">Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson</a> on the sidelines of the game, hitting the Griddy together.</p><p>Manning posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, of the moment. He sounds like a proud dad in the background, saying, “I wanna see the dance — gimme it!”</p><p>Throughout his playing career, Manning was not one for touchdown celebrations, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-shares-honest-reaction-justin-jeffersons-griddy-celly">such as the Griddy</a>. He acknowledged that in his post’s caption, saying, “I’m leaving celebration dancing to the professionals.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m leaving celebration dancing to the professionals <a href="https://t.co/visDMP2fxx">pic.twitter.com/visDMP2fxx</a></p><p>— Eli Manning (@EliManning) <a href="https://twitter.com/EliManning/status/1886190517261680773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The young Manning is wearing. a blue Pro Bowl shirt with the number 10 on it, seemingly in honor of his dad. Jefferson was wearing a Vikings purple with his number, 18, on it.</p><p>Fans in the comments section were loving it. One fan said, “Eli’s son got swag!” Another commented, “Too cute.”</p><p>The Griddy has been Justin Jefferson’s NFL touchdown celebration for years. He and his LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase started doing it in high school before bringing it to the NFL.</p><h2><b>Did Eli Manning and Justin Jefferson win the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Peyton-and-Eli-Manning-after-the-2025-Pro-Bowl.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>The Kansas City Chiefs may be attempting a three-peat at the Super Bowl, but Eli Manning has accomplished that with the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl. He has beaten Peyton Manning and the AFC three straight years at the annual event.</p><p>This year’s flag football game was a high-scoring affair. The final score ended 76-63 as the NFC pulled off another win. Fellow Giant Malik Nabers scored twice in the game.</p><h2><b>His Giants career</b></h2><p>While a member of the New York Giants, Manning made the Pro Bowl four times. His last appearance in the game was in 2015. He previously was named to the game in 2008, 2011, and 2012.</p><p>After playing college football at Ole Miss, Manning was drafted first overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the then-San Diego Chargers. However, he did not want to play for the organization, leading to a Draft day trade with the Giants.</p><p>The two teams swapped quarterbacks and exchanged draft picks. The Chargers ended up with Philip Rivers, while the Giants got Manning.</p><p>He won his first Super Bowl in his fourth season. The Giants made the playoffs and had memorable victories over the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers on their way to the Super Bowl.</p><p>They ultimately defeated the undefeated New England Patriots in the big game. Manning will always be remembered for his escape during the iconic “Helmet Catch” by David Tyree.</p><p>Four years later, Manning and the Giants would do it again. They once again beat the Packers, this time in the Divisional Round, before beating the San Fransisco 49ers in overtime in the NFC Championship game.</p><p>The Giants once again defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Manning received his second Super Bowl MVP honor after the game.</p><p>In the following years, Manning and the Giants only made the playoffs once in his career. They were defeated by the Packers in the Wild Card game of the 2016 NFL playoffs.</p><p>He retired following the 2019 NFL season. The Giants drafted his apparent heir, Daniel Jones, who is no longer with the team, with the sixth-overall pick in the NFL Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
175.8	2616.8	17.1	2

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