With Dalvin Cook's Vikings future in doubt, other running backs step up in workouts

Gallery: Vikings running back Alexander Mattison runs through drills with quarterback Kirk Cousins during practice at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.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…