A number – 94 – floating around the Vikings' running back room might motivate veteran Dalvin Cook more than it does rookie Kene Nwangwu.
It's Nwangwu's speed rating in the newest version of Madden, the popular football video game franchise. Only 49ers running back Raheem Mostert has a higher speed rating than Nwangwu, the Vikings' fourth-round pick who ran about a 4.3-second 40-yard dash during Iowa State's pro day this spring.
There's no boasting from Nwangwu, who said he hasn't played Madden since the 2012 version. He said Cook, the two-time Pro Bowl back, has earned more respect than that, especially as Cook prepares to lead the Vikings offense once again and Nwangwu is focused on earning his stripes on special teams.