What It Means:

The Vikings, who play on Monday night against the Chicago Bears, have a Week 13 bye on the horizon. Jefferson's 21-day practice window is already open, but the upcoming bye week wouldn't count towards those practice days, essentially acting as an additional ramp-up period for the All-Pro talent. Jefferson seems like he could be close to making a return, but the team may play it safe with their star's health and hold him out until Week 14.

Jefferson was averaging a career-best 114.2 yards per game with 3 touchdowns across 5 starts to open the year, but hasn't taken the field since suffering his Week 5 hamstring injury. Season-long fantasy managers may need to wait until nearly the beginning of the fantasy playoffs to start their first overall pick again.