Dalvin Cook has already encountered an odyssey this offseason, and a decision hasn’t been made yet about his future with the Vikings.
Cook is scheduled to incur the NFL’s fifth-largest cap hit among running backs against the Vikings books in 2023, a $14.1 million sum that may or may not be viewed favorably by Minnesota’s analytics-focused front office.
The Plot Thickens on Dalvin Cook’s Future
The Vikings ran the football the third least in the business last year, preferring to pass ad nauseam under former-quarterback head coach Kevin O’Connell. The playcalling split left fans wondering for the upcoming 2023 season — will the Vikings employ the league’s fifth-most expensive running back and run the ball at a comparatively low clip?