Adam Schefter Asks Vikings’ Justin Jefferson for Griddy Tips After Dance Attempt Resulted in Injury

ESPN’s intrepid NFL reporter doesn’t want to get hurt again while attempting the Griddy.
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ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter is making sure his next attempt at the Griddy, a popular dance, fares better than his first.

During a pregame show on ESPN before a Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears in 2022, Schefter attempted—emphasis on the word attempted—to hit the Griddy with Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has made the dance his signature celebration, watching. 

Schefter later revealed he tore his meniscus, indicating that it was likely the attempted Griddy that caused his injury. On Sunday, ESPN had Jefferson on air for an interview, and Schefter took full advantage, asking the Vikings star for Griddy tips in an amusing video. 

Jefferson told Schefter to “just watch the game,” implying that he intends to be celebrating a touchdown during Minnesota’s contest against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Vikings star kept his word, too, by scoring and performing the Griddy just before halftime of the game at US Bank Stadium.

Any tips the Vikings wideout can provide certainly will help Schefter, who can only improve in terms of his ability to perform the Griddy. 


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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.