{"id":274848,"date":"2023-08-17T09:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=274848"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:19:28","slug":"cook-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-new-york-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=274848","title":{"rendered":"Cook Agrees To One-Year Deal With New York Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KFGO – Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets\u2019 offense just got another big-time playmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Jets on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn\u2019t announced the agreement. NFL Network and ESPN first reported the deal is worth up to $8.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook, who turned 28 last week, has run for at least 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons but was released by the Vikings on June 8 for salary cap savings. He was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against the Vikings\u2019 salary cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few weeks of speculation about where he\u2019d sign, Cook joins a revamped Jets offense led by Rodgers and coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and includes wide receiver Garrett Wilson, last season\u2019s AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook visited with New York on July 30 and watched practice after saying during an interview on NFL Network\u2019s \u201cGood Morning Football\u201d the Jets \u201care right at the top of the list\u201d and the odds of signing with them were \u201cpretty high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Florida State star also said in the interview he was interested in the Miami Dolphins and that it would be \u201ca Cinderella story\u201d to play for his hometown team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, he picked the Jets. And it\u2019s another sign New York is going all-in to not only end the NFL\u2019s longest postseason drought at 12 seasons, but to go deep into the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll never say no to a great player,\u201d Jets coach Robert Saleh said recently while confirming the team\u2019s interest. \u201cIf the opportunity presents itself in the right way. So we\u2019re excited about him and his visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jets wanted to make sure his surgically repaired shoulder checked out OK during his visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s dynamic,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cHe\u2019s a dynamic ball carrier. He\u2019s been a dynamic ball carrier for a long time. He\u2019s great in the passing game. And so it\u2019s just a matter of, like I said, all the details of that. I\u2019m not going to get too detailed, but you can\u2019t say no to a good football player. They usually find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook, who\u2019s third on Minnesota\u2019s career rushing list with 5,993 yards after six seasons with the Vikings, joins Rodgers in New York after the former Green Bay quarterback was acquired by the Jets in April. Rodgers has made it clear since joining the Jets he thinks the team could make a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Cook agrees with his new quarterback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a unique situation because I think they\u2019re building something special over there,\u201d Cook told \u201dGood Morning Football.\u201d \u201cWhen you look at it, you always want to be around a great QB, you always want to be around somebody you can pick his brain and just learn from. A-Rod is a four-time MVP. So, just being around a guy like that you can learn a lot more and just develop as a player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m looking to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook also gives New York some insurance in the backfield with Breece Hall working his way back from a knee injury that cut short a promising rookie season. The Jets also have Michael Carter, Zonovan Knight, Damarea Crockett, fifth-round draft pick Israel Abanikanda and undrafted free agent Travis Dye at the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York, which had one of the league\u2019s least-productive offenses under coordinator Mike LaFleur the past two years, expects to see major improvement this season. Rodgers attended all of the Jets\u2019 voluntary offseason workouts while helping Hackett install the offense in which the quarterback won his last two NFL MVP awards in Green Bay in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodgers will have Wilson, Corey Davis, Mecole Hardman and former Packers teammates Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb at wide receiver, and C.J. Uzomah, Tyler Conklin and Jeremy Ruckert at tight end. Cook should complement them in the passing game while also boosting the running attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook has run for 47 touchdowns and also has 221 receptions for 1,794 yards and five scores out of the backfield. He has also made the Pro Bowl four straight years and started every game last season, a first for him in the pros \u2014 although his 4.4 yards per rush were a career low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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