Former Minnesota Vikings RB Expected to be Active for Cowboys

Dalvin Cook
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Things didn’t go well for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football. Kevin O’Connell couldn’t get the offense clicking after the first couple of drives, and catastrophe struck Christian Darrisaw. With no game on Sunday the team will have plenty of time to watch the action around the league. One of their former teammates may be savior for the Dallas Cowboys.

Minnesota Vikings great Dalvin Cook going to get run for Dallas Cowboys

When the Minnesota Vikings turned the page on the running back position last season they did so to give Alexander Mattison a shot. It appeared that Dalvin Cook’s best days were behind him, and the productive backup seemed like a sensible replacement. That didn’t go well for either party, and both are with new teams this year. After spending the first handful of weeks on the practice squad, the Dallas Cowboys are set to activate Cook on Sunday.

In activating Cook the Cowboys are hoping to get something productive from their running game. It is currently the worst in the NFL, and they have got less than nothing out of cooked veteran Ezekiel Elliot. Elliot is averaging just three yards per carry and has a single touchdown in six games. Rico Dowdle has started five of six games for Dallas and is averaging 4.2 yards per carry. His production has left plenty to be desired as well however.

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Dalvin Cook played in 15 games last year for the New York Jets. He averaged just 3.2 yards per carry and was ultimately released. Signed by the Baltimore Ravens heading into the postseason, he carried the ball eight times against the Houston Texans. It’s beyond possible that Cook is, coincidentally, cooked too. The Cowboys have no other options though, so they’ll try to catch lightning in a bottle.

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This offseason there was plenty of reason to believe that Dallas could be in play for free agent Derrick Henry. At 30 years old though, he didn’t get Jerry Jones and company to pull the trigger. That’s unfortunate for America’s Team because Henry has been the best running back in football this season.

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If Dallas had signed Henry then Cook would have never been a consideration. That’s all an alternate reality though, so the Cowboys instead are hoping their water has fountain of youth properties.

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