NFL Minnesota Vikings announced this Thursday that they will not count for the 2023 season with dalwyn Cook, runner four times Pro Bowl, who spent six years with the team.
The Vikings are planning to release RB Dalvin Cooke. (by using @tompelissero) pic.twitter.com/92TRIP7wkM
—NFL (@NFL) June 8, 2023
Cook leaves Minnesota as the third best running back in franchise history, second only to Adrian Peterson and Robert Smith.
The departure of the player, born in Opa Locke, Florida, 27 years ago, is not associated with poor sports results, but with running back over 1100 yards in a row for the last four seasons, but since did not agree to a salary restructuring for the 2023 season.
The vision of the new general manager of the Vikings, Kwesi Adofo-Mensahis to avoid investing large sums of money in a broker position and Cook did not agree to a pay cut.
The contract that the former star Florida State Seminoles college football player signed with Minnesota in September 2020 was in exchange for $63 million over five years.
Cook made it to the NFL chosen by the Vikings Second round Draft 2017.
for six seasons had 5993 yards and 47 touchdowns, plus 1,794 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Dear game 4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/y8640R4xRi
— 4️⃣ (@dalvincook) June 8, 2023
Cooking He is the second runner the Vikings have lost this offseason. Last month they traded Za’Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns.
Before these exits will be Alexander Mattison, 24 years old who take the lead in the ongoing assault in a team led by a coach Kevin O’Connell.
In the 2022 season, Minnesota’s rush offense took first place. position number 28 among 32 league teams, 1,661 yards scoredof which Cook contributed 1,173 people.
Among the teams in which they could look for a new free agent – Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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