FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will signal veteran operating again Dalvin Cook dinner, his company informed ESPN.
Cook dinner, who visited with Dallas on Tuesday, will be part of the Cowboys’ follow squad, sources informed ESPN. The Cowboys’ 53-man roster already contains operating backs Ezekiel Elliott, Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn and fullback Hunter Luepke.
Cook dinner’s exercise Tuesday went properly, and a number of sources informed ESPN that he in fine condition.
As a member of the follow squad, Cook dinner could be eligible to be referred to as as much as the gameday roster for Dallas’ Sept. 8 opener in opposition to the Browns. Gamers are allowed three elevations from the follow squad to the 46-man game-day roster, however they’d must be added to the 53-man roster after that to proceed to be lively.
Cook dinner, 29, spent final season with the Jets and Ravens. In 15 video games with the Jets, he rushed for 214 yards on simply 3.2 yards per carry. He joined the Ravens in January and rushed for 23 yards on eight carries of their divisional spherical victory in opposition to the Texans, however he didn’t play within the AFC Championship Sport in opposition to the Chiefs.
The Cowboys are set to go together with a committee method at operating again with Elliott returning after a one-year stint with the Patriots.
Elliott, additionally 29, didn’t have a carry within the preseason, however his work within the latter levels of coaching camp was elevated to get him prepared for the season. Dowdle had simply three carries for 14 yards in a single preseason recreation after setting profession highs final yr in carries (89) and yards (361). Vaughn led Cowboys operating backs with 87 yards on 14 carries within the preseason.
Cook dinner’s 5,238 dashing yards over the previous 5 seasons are the fourth-most within the NFL over that stretch, forward of Elliott and behind solely Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs and Nick Chubb.
A second-round draft choice of the Vikings in 2017, Cook dinner is the third-leading rusher in Minnesota franchise historical past. He had 4 consecutive 1,000-yard dashing seasons from 2019 to 2022 with the Vikings. His greatest season got here in 2020, when he ran for 1,557 yards with 16 touchdowns. He additionally has 236 profession receptions for 1,872 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Cook dinner could have acquainted faces round him on the Cowboys, with linebacker Eric Kendricks and defensive sort out Linval Joseph additionally having performed for the Vikings.
