The Minnesota Vikings were surprisingly eliminated from the 2025 NFL playoffs, prompting Justin Jefferson to announce his final decision on his future with the NFC North club.
Justin Jefferson didn’t expect his 2024 season to end so abruptly. Following the Minnesota Vikings‘ elimination in the Wild Card round, the wide receiver has announced his final decision regarding his future with the NFC North club.
The 2024 NFL season was a roller coaster of emotionsfor the Vikings. The team parted ways with Kirk Cousins and selected J.J. McCarthy as his replacement in the first round of the NFL Draft.
The quarterback changes introduced significant uncertainty for the Vikings this season. Losing Kirk Cousins to free agency was a major shift for their already potent offense.
In response, Justin Jefferson urged the team to secure a top-tier quarterback, leading to the selection of J.J. McCarthy in the first round. However, McCarthy’s injury sidelined him for the entire season.
Sam Darnold stepped up as the replacement, forming a strong connection with Jefferson. The wideout recorded 103 receptions for 1,533 yards and 10 touchdowns, marking one of his best seasons yet.
Boston delivered: perfect temps, absurdly fast fields, and prototype chaos underfoot. The result? The fastest top-15 averages in race history, a course record from Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi in Under Armour’s unreleased super shoe, and a breakthrough win for Kenya’s John Korir in Asics’s next-gen MetaSpeed Sky prototype. Adidas, On, and Puma all showed up with unreleased gear — proof that we’re deep into the hyper shoe arms race, where there’s another, almost as exciting, race going on in the lab.
John Korir surged to victory at the 2025 Boston Marathon, clocking the biggest win of his career — and adding a powerful new chapter to his family’s Boston legacy. His older brother, Wesley Korir, won this same race in 2012. John made his move in the Newton hills, cracking the field, and gliding to the finish with a smooth, efficient stride that made 4:40 miles look casual, clocking a 2:04:45, the second-fastest time in Boston history.
On his feet: a pair of MetaSpeed Sky prototypes (as confirmed by Asics representatives), Asics’s next-gen super shoe currently in development. It features a rumored new foam compound and is designed specifically for top-tier elites — aiming to compete directly with the latest ultra-premium “hyper” models like the Adios Pro Evo by Adidas.
Unlike the standard MetaSpeed Sky and Edge models, which cater to a broader range of runners, the EVO is being positioned as a limited-use, maximum-efficiency, “hyper” racing tool for high-performance athletes. It’s already listed on World Athletics’ approved shoe registry, signaling that it’s race-legal at the elite level
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