EAGAN, Minn.– The Minnesota Vikings have actually signed Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook to a multiyear deal, the group revealed Saturday.
Its a five-year agreement extension worth $63 million, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter.
The deal consists of a $15.5 million finalizing bonus offer and $28.2 million in guaranteed cash, a source informed ESPN. Cook is the fifth-highest-paid running back in the NFL with a typical income of $12.6 million each year.
To help make room for Cooks new contract, the Vikings reorganized the deal of linebacker Eric Kendricks, shifting $6 million in base salary to a signing perk to help expand the cost, a source informed Schefter.
2 RelatedCook, 25, ended up being the current running back to sign an extension prior to the start of the 2020 season. Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals signed a four-year, $48 million extension ($ 10 million guaranteed) recently, and Kareem Hunt signed a two-year, $13.25 million extension with the Cleveland Browns. Minutes after Cooks offer was revealed, the New Orleans Saints and Alvin Kamara completed a five-year extension worth $77.13 million.
Cooks offer came simply one day before the Vikings host the Green Bay Packers in their season opener at U.S. Bank Stadium. The running back, who was prepared by Minnesota in the 2nd round in 2017, was set to play out the final year of his rookie deal; he would have made $1.3 million.
Talks in between Cooks representative and the Vikings chose up again ahead of the season opener and resulted in the running back signing a last-minute offer to keep him in Minnesota through the 2025 season.
Cook was among the leagues most efficient running backs last season. He taped the second-most backyards from skirmish per video game (118.1) and led the NFL with 11.3 backyards after the catch per reception while tape-recording an initially down on 40.6% of his targets, which was the third-highest mark of any running back with a minimum of 30 targets, according to ESPN Stats & & Information.
Cook now becomes a long-term component in Minnesotas offense. He took 38.1% of his groups touches from skirmish in 2019, the ninth most by any gamer in the NFL.
” This is where I desire to be at,” Cook stated at the start of camp. “This is what I love to do. I was going to be here despite whatever the speculations [that] turned up or [questions of] if I wasnt coming. I was going to be here prepared to work. Ive been grinding all offseason, hitting the weights, hitting the field, getting much better at my craft and my position to prepare yourself to play this year.”.
Christian McCaffrey
$ 16.0 M.
2020.
Ezekiel Elliott.
$ 15.0 M.
2019.
David Johnson.
$ 13.0 M.
2018.
Joe Mixon.
$ 12.0 M.
2020.
LeVeon Bell.
$ 13.1 M.
2019.
At the start of training school, Cook said he wanted to earn a “affordable” offer that would highlight his value to the franchise on and off the field and eliminated the notion that he was preparing to hold out. Even without an extension, he wore for all of the Vikings padded practices throughout camp.
Settlements between Cooks representation and the Vikings were tabled on Aug. 19 after the two sides failed to strike a deal. Eleven days later on, the Vikings took part in a trade with Jacksonville for Yannick Ngakoue, with whom the group negotiated a 1 year, $12 million deal after the protective end was franchised earlier this year.
Alvin Kamara.
$ 15.0 M.
2020.
Derrick Henry.
$ 12.5 M.
2020.
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Dalvin Cook.
$ 12.6 M.
2020.
2 RelatedCook, 25, ended up being the newest running back to sign an extension prior to the start of the 2020 season. Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals signed a four-year, $48 million extension ($ 10 million guaranteed) last week, and Kareem Hunt signed a two-year, $13.25 million extension with the Cleveland Browns. Minutes after Cooks deal was revealed, the New Orleans Saints and Alvin Kamara finalized a five-year extension worth $77.13 million.
” This is where I want to be at,” Cook stated at the start of camp. Ive been grinding all offseason, hitting the weights, hitting the field, getting much better at my craft and my position to get prepared to play this year.”.
