EAGAN, Minn. -- Three months stand between now and the Minnesota Vikings game-planning how to wear down defenses, but they are thinking ahead to when they will need to call on running back Dalvin Cook to pick up where he left off from his career-best season.
Cook, 25, rushed a career-high 312 times for 1,557 yards (5.0 yards per carry), was first in total yards (137) and touches (25.4) per game and second in touchdowns scored by a running back (17) and touches (356) in 2020.
History has shown running backs who handle such a heavy load in one season often decline the following year.