Adam Thielen says Vikings teammate Justin Jefferson is the best WR in NFL

It wasn’t that long ago that Adam Thielen was the Minnesota Vikings' No. 1 receiver and garnering most of the attention from reporters in the locker room looking for post-game interviews.

Now, that’s a mantle he’s has since passed onto teammate Justin Jefferson, whom Thielen had some lofty praise for following Minnesota’s 28-25 win over the New Orleans Saints Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

“I strongly believe that he’s the best receiver in this league,” Thielen told reporters in London. “And you just have an extra motivation to cheer for a guy that is not only a great football player, and what he does on the football field is amazing, but he’s an even better person. 

“And I’m not just saying that because he’s my teammate. I love going to work with him every day. I get to spend a lot of time with him in the receiver room, and those are the guys you just cheer for a little bit more, you hope they have success because they deserve it because of how hard they work because of the type of man that he is.”