Will Justin Jefferson play QB for Vikings? Explaining viral post on star WR's fake position change

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Will Justin Jefferson play QB for Vikings? Explaining viral post on star WR's fake position change image

The Minnesota Vikings are deep down their QB depth chart for Week 13 against the Seattle Seahawks.

J.J. McCarthy is out with a concussion. Carson Wentz is out for the year. That has brought the starting job to the original QB3, Max Brosmer.

Brosmer is an undrafted rookie this year out of the University of Minnesota.

He received rave reviews in the preseason, but it's still quite the assignment. It'll be interesting to see if Brosmer looks up to the task.

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The depth chart behind him has taken shape, too.

John Wolford is expected to be Brosmer's backup.

Behind him? There's a rumor going around about Justin Jefferson, but it's not true.

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Will Justin Jefferson play QB for Vikings?

No, Jefferson isn't actually going to play quarterback for the Vikings.

This viral post, which is satire, suggests Jefferson would be an option:

That has been viewed by 1.5 million people as of Saturday night. But it isn't real.

The Vikings signed Desmond Ridder during the week. He'll almost certainly slot as the emergency third quarterback.

Jefferson will stick to his wide receiver gig, and he'll just be hoping Brosmer is sharp enough to get him the ball early and often.

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