Vikings coaches and players continue to talk about running back Dalvin Cook's exit as an eventuality. After Tuesday's practice, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips was asked whether second-year running back Ty Chandler was ready to be a contributor.
"I think he's going to have to be," Phillips said. "He's a real pro, working hard at it like the whole room. It's really kind of a special group of guys as far as when you're talking about Alex [Mattison], Kene [Nwangwu] and Ty, and of course C.J. [Ham] being involved with that as well.