with four straight 1000-yard seasons and four straight Pro Bowls to start his career.
His natural ability is clear. But Jefferson also points to a significant support system that has helped him in his journey. Of the many names he dropped, free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. stood out.
“I had a big list of people,” Jefferson said on “Cold As Balls” with host Kevin Hart on April 4. “One was Odell, that was one of the biggest ones. Randy Moss, of course, is definitely a top for me. … Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, Davante Adams – all of these different guys that I got to meet when I got into the league.”
Carter and Moss are good resources for a young Vikings wide receiver.
Rice is arguably the game’s greatest receiver while Adams can claim to be one of the best route runners in this generation. But Jefferson’s bond with Beckham stood out.
Jefferson said. “Just him playing with my brothers, me being so close at LSU with him. We’re still having that same brotherhood, so I can call him and ask him about anything.”
Jefferson’s eldest brother Jordan played quarterback at LSU in Beckham’s first season in 2011.
Beckham played with middle brother Rickey Jefferson, a defensive back, in the former’s final collegiate campaign.
The full episode of Jefferson’s interview with Hart is set to premiere on April 9 in the 10th season of the show, which airs every Tuesday on Laugh Out Loud’s YouTube channel as well as on Hart’s Instagram.
