Vikings RB Dalvin Cook Will Be Unavailable Week 17 Due To Family Emergency

According to Courtney Cronin, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook had an unexpected family emergency come up and had to leave to go to Miami. 

As a result, Cook will be unavailable to play Sunday against the Lions as he won’t pass through the COVID-19 re-entry protocols in time. 

Chris Tomasson reports the emergency is the death of Cook’s father, James Cook, who passed away at the age of 46. 

Cook, 25, is a former second-round pick of the Vikings back in 2017. He was in the third year of his four-year, $6.35 million contract and set to make a base salary of $1.13 million for the 2020 season when the Viking signed him to a five-year, $63 million extension. 

Cook is scheduled to make base salaries of $1.5 and $8.3 million over the next two seasons. 

In 2020, Cook appeared in 14 games for the Vikings and rushed for 1,557 yards on 312 carries (5 YPC) with 16 touchdowns to go along with 44 receptions for 361 yards receiving and another touchdown.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Cook and his family during this time.