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Latavius Murray “already behind”, but expects to win Vikings starting job

Usually, veteran players are considered to have an advantage over rookies due to their years of experience in the league. In the case of Latavius Murray and Dalvin Cook, however, that might not be the case for the Minnesota Vikings at running back — at least if you ask Murray.

In a recent appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football said he feels like he’s behind after missing OTAs and minicamp due to surgery on his ankle in March.

“I’m looking at it from my perspective. Here I am, already behind in a sense, going into a new offense, a new situation, but I’m injured, coming off of an injury, and Dalvin’s already been through the OTAs, he’s already been through the offseason, so he has that [advantage over] me.