Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson recreate iconic jersey swap

Two of Minnesota’s most prominent athletes recreated an iconic moment in the state’s sports history.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson graced the cover of the latest ESPN this week to pay tribute to Kevin Garnett and Randy Moss.

ESPN had been teasing the game for weeks and finally, on Tuesday, it was revealed.

The cover shows the All-Star player wearing a Timberwolves jersey, while the NBA star wears the purple and gold of the Vikings.

In the footage, Edwards holds a pigskin as he stands behind a beaming Jefferson, who holds a basketball on his shoulder. Both athletes wear sunglasses and ice drops with chains around their necks and diamond studs in their ears.

Anthony Edwards (right) and Justin Jefferson (left) recreated an iconic photo op from Minnesota sports history for ESPN’s latest cover story this week

The two athletes paid homage to the pose of Kevin Garnett (back) and Randy Moss (front) on the cover of Sport magazine in 2000.

The photo is a direct nod to legends Moss and Garnett with the pose mimicking their 2000 Sports cover.

The recess symbolizes the rise of Jefferson and Edwards as the new faces of Minnesota sports – a generation after Moss and Garnett.

Both duos were clearly at the start of their careers. Garnett was 24 when his photo was taken; Edwards is 23, while Moss is 23 and Jefferson is 25.

The article explores Edwards and Jefferson’s similar paths to superstar status in Minnesota. Both grew up and went to college in the southern United States before being drafted by their respective Minnesota teams in 2020.

“They definitely locked down Minnesota, so we’re next two now,” Jefferson said.

They’re the GOATs in Minnesota and we’re trying to be,” Edwards added. “We started in the right place and we’re just trying to keep it that way.” First of all, I want to follow in these footsteps, we have to do the same thing but we’re going to be a little more stylish.

“I think ours is going to be a little bit better,” Jefferson said of their game, “especially in terms of how we’re going to finish our careers.”