Vikings $140million star receiver Justin Jefferson reveals why he stays in modest Minnesota townhouse

Minnesota Vikings prima Justin Jefferson whitethorn beryllium nan highest-paid receiver successful NFL history, but that doesn't mean he's going to discarded money connected unnecessary existent estate.

As revealed successful nan ongoing Netflix series, Receiver, Jefferson was surviving successful a humble Minneapolis-area townhouse during nan show's 2023 production.

Since filming was complete, though, Jefferson has signed a four-year, $140 cardinal woody that pays him $35 cardinal annually – much than immoderate wideout successful football.

Remarkably, nan 25-year-old is nary unreserved to walk his budding luck connected a caller estate, arsenic he explained to reporters upon his presence astatine training campy this week.

'I'm 1 person, I ain't sewage nary large family,' said Jefferson, who is nan begetter of a babe girl. 'I don't request to beryllium successful nary $10 cardinal mansion, that's not thing I came from.

'I grew up pinch parents that were grateful for what they had, and I was grateful for what I grew up with,' Jefferson continued. 'I ne'er grew up having nary large aged house, possibly I'll move onto that, possibly not. I conjecture we'll find retired sooner aliases later.'

Jefferson grew up successful Louisiana, wherever he later became a prima for LSU's shot team. His parents, John and Elaine Jefferson, are a predominant beingness connected nan Netflix series.

The NFL Films task follows 5 walk catchers from astir nan NFL complete nan 2023 season: Jefferson, Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams, San Francisco 49ers tight extremity George Kittle, his teammate, receiver Deebo Samuel, and Detroit Lions prima wideout Amon-Ra. St. Brown.

The caller bid is simply a sequel to a akin task from NFL Films titled 'Quarterback,' which offered a behind-the-scenes look astatine passers for illustration Patrick Mahomes II.

As for nan champion portion of Receiver, Jefferson says it's nan trash talk that took spot while he was mic'd up during games.

'I consciousness for illustration everybody's favourite clip is nan Detroit crippled erstwhile I was talking a small smack and conscionable playing my ball,' Jefferson said, arsenic quoted by Minneapolis' Fox 9. 'Just for group to spot nan inside, really down nan scenes of really we talk successful game-like situations, nan emotions and competitory spirit, group really sewage to spot that.'

Jefferson established arsenic nan begetter of a babe woman earlier this month, according to an bid issued by a family tribunal judge successful New Jersey.

That order, made by Judge Aldo J Russo connected June 26 and obtained by DailyMail.com, states that an 'interim kid support obligation' has been agreed to betwixt Jefferson and nan child's mother, Andrea Galea.

As DailyMail.com reported successful February, Galea accused Jefferson of pressuring her to abort nan kid aft she became pregnant successful 2023. His lawyer astatine that clip declined to remark astir that accusation to DailyMail.com. Galea decided to person nan kid and gave commencement to babe Stella successful December, according to her paternity lawsuit.

In their antagonistic claims revenge successful January, some Jefferson and Galea requested paternity testing. Galea besides pushed for financial support and healthcare sum from Jefferson.

An lawyer for Jefferson declined to remark erstwhile contacted by DailyMail.com, while Galea's representatives did not respond to inquiries.

Judge Russo's bid established a model for immoderate caller visits, required some parents to stay successful interaction astir nan child, and moreover allowed for nan All-Pro to person FaceTime conversations pinch his young girl arsenic she and her mother made a caller travel to Italy.

Galea is simply a University of Miami Law School postgraduate who antecedently attended LSU pinch Jefferson.

The 2 became romantically progressive successful 2019 earlier drifting isolated and reconnecting successful April of 2023, according to her paternity suit revenge connected January 19. It was successful April of 2023 that Galea claims Jefferson fathered her daughter.

In his January filing against Galea, Jefferson demanded an injunction preventing her from sharing accusation astir nan kid connected societal media.

Although Galea remains progressive connected societal media, her Instagram page has not featured a photograph of Stella since May 5.

The 22nd prime of nan 2020 NFL Draft, Jefferson has been a unit for nan Vikings.

He’s averaged 98.3 receiving yards a crippled arsenic a pro, which is nan champion successful NFL history, and Jefferson is already a three-time Pro Bowl action who was named Offensive Player of nan Year successful 2022.

Jefferson did miss 7 games to wounded past play for a Vikings squad that is replacing backmost Kirk Cousins pinch free-agent Sam Darnold and rookie JJ McCarthy.