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Tom Pelissero · Aug 21, 2025

Pelissero doubted Micah Parsons would ultimately sit out, said the most logical outcome is Parsons showing up and playing out his contract, and pegged his eventual deal in the $45 million-per-year range; he also predicted the Vikings' week one starter opposite Justin Jefferson is not currently on their roster, floating Adam Thielen as a target, and said Justin Jefferson will be good to go for week one.

I find it hard to believe that Micah Parsons is simply not going to play.

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  • Justin Jefferson to be 1st on the depth chart

    It's not about Justin Jefferson. He's back from the hamstring. He's gonna be good to go week one.

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    MIN
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Justin Jefferson
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    position:
    WR
    naive slot:
    1
    actual slot:
    1
    difficulty:
    2
    measured by:
    receptions
    naive basis:
    where he sat last season
    weeks in the season:
    18
    predicted slot:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Adam Thielen to move to Minnesota Vikings

    keep that name in mind among others as a potential target who might even be out there in the starting lineup for the Vikings come week one

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • Micah Parsons to make the roster

    number one would be showing up and playing for what he's doing, which I think is around $25,000,000 this season

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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