Sammy White ‘proud’ of Justin Jefferson for breaking his Vikings receiving record White, who played for the Vikings from 1976-85, held the Minnesota single-game receiving record with 210 yards.

You knew it was going to happen at some point. Justin Jefferson has come close to breaking Sammy White's Vikings single game receiving yardage record before. White had 210 yards all the way back ...

Suddenly, he saw Justin Jefferson’s statistics scroll across on the bottom of the screen. “When I saw that stat come up, I was like, ‘He broke the record,’ ” White said in a phone interview.

More than a year ago, in January 2023, a handful of Minnesota Vikings legends gushed about Justin Jefferson. Fran Tarkenton said he was “amazed” by Jefferson’s athleticism, speed and ability ...

Jordan Jefferson against the Arkansas Razorbacks at War Memorial Stadium on November 28, 2008; Justin Jefferson during a game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the LSU Tigers on August 31, 2019.