Dalvin Cook has agreed to five-year extension with the Vikings, per multiple reports.
ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday tweeted the two parties had agreed to terms on the contract, which would pay the fourth-year running back $62.5 million over the course of the five-year extension. All that remains is to sign.
Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook agreed to a five-year contract extension that ties him to Minnesota for the next six seasons, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2020
New money average is $12.5 per year, so five years, $62.5 million. Now it just needs to be signed.
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Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported the deal is worth $63 million, with $28 million guaranteed and a $15.5 million signing bonus.
No franchise tag situation in Minnesota: Pro Bowl RB Dalvin Cook and the #Vikings have agreed to a 5yr, $63M extension, sources tell @RapSheet and me. After just 29 career games, Cook locks in over $28M guaranteed.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 12, 2020
Cook, a second-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, is due $1.3 million in 2020, the fourth year of his rookie contract. He has played in only 29 games professionally, but has rushed for 2,104 yards, caught 104 passes for 914 receiving yards and averaged more than 104 yards from scrimmage per game.
