Dalvin Cook admits to getting recruited by players around the league - “Lot of people reaching out”
Life has been different for Dalvin Cook during the offseason, with the running back living in a different vibe than the Minnesota Vikings due to his contract and, ultimately, was released from the team. This is the first time that Cook has hit free agency in his career.
While the running back will certainly find a new home before the start of the season - and perhaps even before the start of training camps, this is not something that he's used to doing.
Speaking about the process with Tom Pelissero on the 'Rich Eisen Show', Cook compared his current life to a lot of things that happen in the videogame version of the NFL.
“I play Madden a lot and I do free agency… we bid on players and stuff like that, but going through this process in real life, we kind of feel like a video game. To me is funny. It’s like this is the next step in my life, I had a lot of people to reach out to me these past weeks, these past few months, just to reach out and see what I was thinking. But it's been there's, just a lot of people reaching out.”
Why did the Vikings release Dalvin Cook?
The salary just wasn't matching his performance anymore, and Minnesota also had Alexander Mattison waiting in the wings, and when he was given a chance to play, he impressed. Cook had one of the league's biggest salaries and the Vikings were short on salary cap, easing his way into the season.
There are many teams who could use his services. The Cleveland Browns, the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals are all possible options if he settles into a RB2 role, especially because it looks like he doesn't have the legs to produce as an elite running back anymore.
Still, the New England Patriots look like the best option perhaps, especially if you consider how much Bill Belichick loves to stack running backs and he needs a true compliment to Rhamondre Stevenson.
The Miami Dolphins are touted as a possible route as well, but it possibly doesn't make sense considering the team's needs.