Per average annual salary, Minnesota Vikings tailback Dalvin Cook is the league’s fourth-highest-paid running back. He trails Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott, and Alvin Kamara in this regard. Before 2020, Cook experienced burdensome injuries, so his paycheck is a notch below the aforementioned three men, although McCaffrey missed 13 games during the pandemic season.
The Vikings started the 2020 season with a dubious 1-5 record before surging back to .500. When that surge occurred, Cook was briefly mentioned as an MVP candidate as he led the NFL in rushing yards and touchdowns at the time. He even won the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Month award in November.