EGAN, Minn. — If football wasn't cut out for Justin Jefferson, he might want to try a career in acting.
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The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver is the star of Eli Manning's 30-minute version of “The Undercovers,” which airs this week on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon released a three-minute excerpt on Thursday in which Jefferson plays a prank on Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah by pretending to be a veteran photographer.
Jefferson introduced himself in a high-pitched voice as “Darius Frost.” He wore a fishing hat that covered his signature braids and asked a series of Minnesota trivia questions for a lengthy shoot with Adofo-Mensah.
Jefferson told local reporters Thursday that he was surprised Adofo-Mensah didn't recognize him until the end of filming this summer.
In the video, Jefferson deliberately misses “Kwesi” and demands a $140 million contract — the same value as the contract Jefferson signed in 2024.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 16, 2025
“Shout out to Quasi,” Jefferson said Thursday. “Just going with it. I mean, he had absolutely no idea who I was or what was going on during that time, so we were very helpful to him. I'm grateful he was a part of it.”
Throughout the show, the Vikings also gathered three assistant coaches — offensive coordinator Wes Phillips, receivers coach Keenan McArdle and assistant receivers coach Tony Sorrentino — for group photos. Sorrentino recognized Jefferson after he asked them to make faces and move closer.
In this episode, Jefferson heads to a flag football tournament in St. Paul and takes photos on the sidelines. He asked several confused onlookers if they knew Minnesota's bird was the “common loon,” and approached others to take “portraits.”
Finally, he asked a group of organizers if he could enter the competition. While Jefferson still played the role, his routes and catches were ones few in the world could emulate. Eventually, the players realized who they were up against.
Jefferson thanked them for allowing him to feel “normal” for a while.
“With this job coming … there's a lot of things I really can't do anymore,” he said Thursday. “So, it's nice to be a part of everything and have people not notice who I am and ask for pictures and autographs and just let me be like that. I definitely haven't felt like that in a long time. So it's cool to be a part of that.”