Vikings fans dress as astronauts to support Joshua Dobbs vs. Broncos
The Joshua Dobbs mania is for real. Minnesota Vikings fans are even dressing up as astronauts to show their admiration for the quarterback during Week 11’s game on the road versus Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos Sunday night.
For the uninitiated, Dobbs studied aerospace engineering back in college and even had a stint as an intern at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center during his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019. These days, Dobbs is busy finding space on the field for the Vikings, who have already won two games since they traded for the signal-caller. Dobbs was acquired by Minnesota late last October from the Arizona Cardinals following the season-ending injury of Week 1 starter Kirk Cousins.
In his first appearance for the Vikings, he led the team to a 31-28 win on the road over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9. In Week 10, Dobbs shined again, as he steered Minnesota to a 27-19 home win against the New Orleans Saints.
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DENVER — Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson is getting close to returning from his hamstring injury. He’s just not going to do that until he’s back at 100 percent.
After initially listing him as questionable, the Vikings downgraded Jefferson to out leading up to Sunday’s road game against the Denver Broncos. It marked the sixth straight game the 24-year-old receiver has missed since suffering his hamstring injury last month.
The fact that Jefferson sat out wasn’t surprising considering the way he has slowly progressed through the recovery process over the past couple of weeks. Though he has started to ramp things up in practice, Jefferson still has not been a full participant since being designated for return from injured reserve.
There’s no doubt the Vikings have been exercising caution with Jefferson as they prepare for the stretch run. They have reiterated they won’t rush him back, and while they could activate him next week before hosting the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, it might be tempting to wait even longer.
Notably, the Vikings have a bye week coming up in the near future that, theoretically, could give them even more time to get Jefferson back to 100 percent.
Asked this week about his potential return, Jefferson credited the medical staff for the Vikings, then made something abundantly clear.
“I’m the main person that’s going to make the decision at the end of the day,” Jefferson said. “I’m the person that’s going out there and putting my body on the line to win games and do things for this organization.”
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