The Minnesota Vikings could not have made a better start to the “Sunday Night Football” against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5, but now the key to their offensive success can be tied to the side going forward. After running nearly 90 yards from scrimmage in just two quarters to start Sunday’s match, star running du Dal Levin Cook suffered a groin injury on a third-quarter catch and that’s Decided to have an MRI For illness on Monday.
The injury initially forced Cook to leave Sunday’s game and conduct a locker-room appraisal, with backup Alexander Mattison running back to No. 1 for the Vikings, who were suspicious of Cook’s return. The pro bowler, in fact, returned to the side – and then to the field – later in the third quarter, but not for long. Mattis quickly resumed the full workload, with Cook returning to the side after just one more game. Coach Mike Zimmer said later Cook could not play due to injury.
A 1,000-yard breakout racer in 2019, Cook went into Sunday night romance as the NFL’s leading ball-carrier in four weeks, with 424 yards and six touchdowns to his name. The five-year resh $ 5 million contract contract was extended in September, has been at the center of crime in Minnesota for the past two years, and made more than 13 career touchdowns in 2019.
The injuries, however, are no stranger to the 25-year-old back. Cook missed 19 joint games between 2017 and 2019, including 12 as a rookie and five in his sophomore season. If he misses more time at the Vikings’ backfield, the team will rely on the 22-year-old former third-rounder Mattison, as well as Mike Boone and P full fullback CJ Hamm.
