Injuries, however, are no complete stranger to the 25-year-old back. Prepare missed 19 combined games in between 2017 and 2019, consisting of 12 as a rookie and five in his sophomore season. If he ends up missing more time in the Vikings backfield, the team would figure to count on Mattison, their 22-year-old former third-rounder, in addition to reserve Mike Boone and seasoned fullback C.J. Ham.
The Minnesota Vikings could not have actually scripted a better start to “Sunday Night Football” versus the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5, now the secret to their offending success could be sidelined moving forward. After racking up almost 90 yards from skirmish in just over two quarters to start Sundays matchup, star running back Dalvin Cook suffered a groin injury on a third-quarter catch and is set to undergo an MRI for the condition on Monday.
The injury at first forced Cook to leave Sundays game and undergo a locker-room examination, thrusting backup Alexander Mattison into the No. 1 running back spot for the Vikings, who considered Cook doubtful to return. Mattison rapidly resumed the complete work at running back, with Cook pulling back to the sidelines after simply one more play.
A 1,000-yard breakout rush in 2019, Cook gotten in Sunday nights affair as the NFLs leading ball-carrier through 4 weeks, with 424 lawns and six touchdowns to his name. Fresh off a five-year, $63 million contract extension tattooed in September, hes been the centerpiece of Minnesotas offense for the last 2 years, scoring a career-high 13 touchdowns in 2019.
