The Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has signed a multi-year contract extension with the club, the Vikings announced on Saturday.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a five-year contract extension worth $62.5 million that ties him to Minnesota for the next six seasons.
The four-year veteran rushed 1,135 yards in 14 games played last season, becoming the eighth player in Vikings history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season and the first since Adrian Peterson did so in 2015. Cook is also just the fourth player in franchise history to score 13 or more rushing touchdowns in a single season.
Cook, 25, finished the 2019 season with 519 receiving yards, ranking sixth among all NFL running backs. Averaging 11.2 yards after catch per reception, Cook led the NFL among all qualifying players last season. The Florida State product, who ranked seventh in the NFL with 1,654 yards from scrimmage in 2019.
Cook had struggled with injuries earlier in his career, including tearing his ACL as a rookie, but now with this extension, he has security, and the Vikings have a big-play running back for years to come.
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