Seeking Extension – Dalvin Cook and Vikings have “Productive Talks”
How long will Dalvin Cook wear a Vikings uniform? According to ESPN NFL Senior reporter Jeremy Fowler, Dalvin Cook and the Minnesota Vikings have been in โproductive talksโ about a possible contract extension.
Will be a big few months for RBs from โ17 draft class trying to bolster position. Vikingsโ Dalvin Cook and Bengalsโ Joe Mixon have had productive talks with their teams about new deals, Iโm told, though nothing is close at this time. Saints value Alvin Kamara. Others waiting, too pic.twitter.com/s6VfTKj9x9
โ Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 18, 2020
This is good news. No, this is GREAT news for Vikings fans! Dalvin Cook (barring injury) is a โBell Cowโ running back for Minnesota, something the Vikings have been missing since the departure of Adrian Peterson after the 2016 season.
The Vikings can go one of two ways..
Option 1
Sign Dalvin Cook to a massive contract extension. An extension that would be similar to Ezekiel Elliotโs 6yr/$90M deal with the Cowboys and/or Christian McCaffreyโs 4yr/$64M deal with Carolina. An average salary in that range would make Dalvin Cook one of the highest paid running backs in the NFL keeping โCookieโ in Minnesota for the foreseeable future.
Option 2
The other option would be to wait until after the 2020 season to determine if Dalvin Cook is worth bringing back. Dalvin Cook is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) after the 2020 season where he can test the market with a plethora of other potential UFAs.
Notable 2021 Free Agent RBs
โ NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) May 18, 2020
โข Derrick Henry
โข Joe Mixon
โข Alvin Kamara
โข Aaron Jones
โข Dalvin Cook
โข James Conner
โข Chris Carson
โข Leonard Fournette
โข Marlon Mack
โข Kareem Hunt
โข Adrian Peterson
โข Kenyan Drake
โข Tarik Cohen
โข Todd Gurley
โข Philip Lindsay (RFA)
Of course, we could see Dalvin Cook holdout. As of now, Dalvin Cook will not hold out according to Tom Pelissero; which is more good news for fans, coaches and the front office.
The #Vikings begin the virtual period of their voluntary offseason program today, and star RB Dalvin Cook plans to participate while awaiting a new contract, per sources.
โ Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 27, 2020
Cook is entering the last year of his rookie deal.
In hindsight, Dalvin Cook likely realizes that holding out for a new deal might not bring in a higher annual salary. Yes, it worked for Elliot, but it backfired for Melvin Gordon and LeโVeon Bell who both left the teams they were drafted by and signed for less money.
The Vikings hold all of the leverage in these โProductive Talksโ with Dalvin Cook. As someone who has a Dalvin Cook jersey, Iโm hoping that both sides can reach an agreement to keep the Vikings offensive core intact.
Pay Dalvin Cook
โ SkolMemes (@SkolMemes) April 17, 2020
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