Dalvin Cook appears on his way out of Minnesota.
According to Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News, the Minnesota Vikings have received a trade offer for the running back. Cook is also reportedly uninterested in taking a pay cut.
“I did hear that there is an offer in on Dalvin Cook. So if they wanted to trade Dalvin Cook, there is an interested team,” said KSTP’s Darren Wolfson on Mackey & Judd. “You look at the running back market, there’s not a whole lot there, depending on what you think of Miles Sanders. David Montgomery is OK. Alexander Mattison is OK.”
Cook’s contract takes a cap hit of roughly $11 million, $12 million, and $13 million over the next three seasons.
Justin Jefferson is in line for a major payday, so the Vikings’ front office likely wants to move Cook’s salary off the books. A trade makes more sense for the Vikings from a salary cap perspective.
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Cook had his fourth straight season rushing for at least 1,000 yards, putting up 1,468 yards from scrimmage with 10 total touchdowns.
The Vikings are in line for a major overhaul as Adam Schefter reported Thursday wide receiver Adam Thielen could be cut in the coming days, and Eric Kendricks was released by Minnesota earlier this week.
