It’s been more than a month since the Minnesota Vikings released star running back Dalvin Cook in a cap-saving move.
Far more surprisingly, the four-time Pro Bowler remains a free agent with training camp just a few days away. Could a top club in the NFC have interest in adding Cook to pair him with another 1,000-yard rusher?
At SB Nation’s Blogging The Boys website, Brian Martin explored the possibility of the Dallas Cowboys signing the 27-year-old Cook to help Tony Pollard:
“The return Ezekiel Elliott shouldn’t be completely ruled out, however, it does seem as if both sides are more than willing to explore their options at this point of the offseason.
Even if Zeke isn’t an option any longer, players like Leonard Fournette, Kareem Hunt, and maybe even J.D. McKissic are still out there and could be the Dallas Cowboys answer at RB2 if the in-house options don’t pan out. But, if the Cowboys really want to upgrade the position they could do so by signing the four-time Pro Bowl RB, Dalvin Cook.
The former Minnesota Vikings RB has been one of the most explosive and dangerous threats in both the running and passing game past several years. Both in size and skill set, he is similar to what the Cowboys already have in Tony Pollard. Pairing these two together would arguably give the Cowboys the most explosive backfield in the entire league.”
Ezekiel Elliott had the most carries for Dallas last year (231), and he finished with 876 rushing yards. Despite having few carries than Elliott (193), Pollard finishes as the Cowboys’ leading rusher with 1,007 yards to go along with nine rushing touchdowns.
The Cowboys released Elliott in a cap-saving move back in March, and the two-time rushing champion remains a free agent as well. Dallas placed the franchise tag on Pollard, but the two sides couldn’t reach a long-term deal ahead of Monday’s deadline.
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Cook has exceeded 1,100 rushing yards in each of the last four years, including a career- high 1,557 yards and 16 touchdowns in the 2020 season. Last year, Cook had 1,173 rushing yards and eight rushing scores to go along with 39 catches for 295 receiving yards and a pair of receiving touchdowns.
Cook has 5,993 career rushing yards and 81 rushing touchdowns and 221 catches for 1,794 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
