Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will be a holdout from training camp unless he gets a contract extension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday.
The team has yet to reach a new deal with its superstar tailback, who is in the final year of his rookie contract and scheduled to make $1.3 million in base salary this year.
Meanwhile, the Vikings gave quarterback Kirk Cousins an extension this offseason that will pay him $30 million per season.
Cook, 24, wants to at least match, if not surpass, the contract of Houston Texans running back David Johnson, who makes $13 million per season, Schefter reported. The Carolina Panthers gave fellow Class of 2017 running back Christian McCaffery a new deal that pays him $16 million per year in the offseason.
Cook and the Vikings have not spoken since last week, and no new talks are scheduled, according to the report.
Cook played a career-high 14 games last season, rushing for 1,135 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also had 53 receptions out of the backfield while earning Pro Bowl honors. He missed the final two games of the season with a shoulder injury.
A second-round pick of the Vikings in 2017, Cook was limited due by injuries to 15 games in first two seasons combined. He tore his left ACL in his rookie season and was placed on injured reserve after four games. Cook missed time due to a hamstring injury in 2018.