9 Teams Submit Trade Offers For Vikings WR Justin Jefferson Right After Win Over Browns — Market Heating Up Fast Ahead Of NFL Deadline

 

Minneapolis, MN — Coming off a statement win over the Browns and another showcase of big-game poise, Justin Jefferson has surged to the top of the NFL’s trade chatter. League sources say at least

nine teams submitted formal offers today for the Vikings’ All-Pro wide receiver, whose route precision, yards-after-catch burst, and gravity against coverage have made him the most coveted non-QB on the market as the season nears its midpoint. While Minnesota views Jefferson as foundational next to J.J. McCarthy and Jordan Addison, the league’s perennial scarcity of elite WR1s has contenders pressing hard.

Insiders describe packages built around premium draft capital plus young starters on rookie deals

; exact terms remain undisclosed. Suitors generally split between (1) teams seeking a true No. 1 to unlock their offense and (2) contenders chasing one more blue-chip piece for January. Here’s why each team is in:

• Kansas City Chiefs — A true X to pair with Kelce; Jefferson’s separation and scramble-drill feel would supercharge Mahomes’ late-game menu.

• Baltimore Ravens — Lamar’s MVP window with a Jefferson–Zay Flowers tandem forces light boxes and pick-your-poison coverages.

• Buffalo Bills — A clean WR1 to reset Josh Allen’s progression structure and restore explosives between the numbers.

• San Francisco 49ers — A galaxy-brain fit for Shanahan’s motion/spacing; would require major cap gymnastics and painful outgoing assets.

• Miami Dolphins — Tyreek–Waddle–Jefferson is video-game stuff; negotiations hinge on future picks and a starting defender.

• New York Jets — Rodgers gets a true isolation winner opposite Garrett Wilson; red-zone tilt changes overnight.

• Pittsburgh Steelers — Tomlin bets on star power to stabilize a ball-control identity and lift third-down efficiency.

• Los Angeles Chargers — The new build around Justin Herbert needs a franchise WR to anchor the next era.

• New England Patriots — A culture/identity swing: Jefferson as the centerpiece while Drake Maye develops.

No agreement is imminent, but multiple clubs describe talks as intensifying with the NFL Trade Deadline set for

November 4, 2025, at 4 p.m. ET. For Minnesota, keeping Jefferson is the clearest path to a playoff ceiling — his presence widens throwing windows for McCarthy, dictates coverage away from Addison, and amplifies T.J. Hockenson on seams and option routes. Still, executives acknowledge that a first-round-anchored, multi-asset proposal could at least reach GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s desk.

“Justin changes the math before the ball is snapped,

” a league evaluator said. “You don’t trade players like that lightly — and usually, you don’t trade them at all.”

As the season turns, the Jefferson watch

becomes must-follow theater. Will the Vikings slam the door and push for January football, or will a godfather offer pry loose the most dangerous non-QB on the market? The next few weeks will tell.