Vikings Announce Two Running Back Moves

Minnesota hosted Jefferson for a workout earlier this week and was impressed enough to get a deal done. 

Jefferson, 26, is a former sixth-round pick of the Lions back in 2021. He signed a four-year, $3.6 million rookie contract with Detroit. 

The Lions opted to waive Jefferson coming out of the preseason in the second year of the deal and re-signed him to the practice squad. He was re-signed to a futures deal for the 2023 season but waived with an injury designation.

He appeared for the Lions once again in 2024 before signing with the Cardinals in 2025.

In 2025, Jefferson appeared in two games for the Cardinals but recorded no statistics.