{"id":24320,"date":"2023-06-08T19:37:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=24320"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:37:24","slug":"breaking-nfl-news-dalvin-cook-was-expected-to-be-released-by-the-minnesota-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=24320","title":{"rendered":"Breaking NFL News: Dalvin Cook was expected to be released by the Minnesota Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">After rumors swirled all offseason, this has been reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1666807511314468865?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Dalvin Cook will be officially released by the Minnesota Vikings <\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">after not finding a business partner.  That means teams like it <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">, <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">or <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    he will be free to sign him to a free agent deal.  The move frees up $9 million in cap space with a dead cap of just over $8.2 million.  Since he was cut after June 1, the Vikings can carry over ~$3.1 million of that dead cap to 2024 with the remainder on the books in 2023. They decided his contract was no longer worth the a shame given his head situation, but another team will certainly have a spot on last year&#8217;s RB11 roster in fantasy football.  Let&#8217;s take a look at some potential landing spots and the real-life implications, as well as the impact <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">ADP fantasy football<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    i <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">dynasty rankings<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(270,75%,60%);\"><strong>Minnesota Vikings Depth Chart and Fantasy Football Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Very similar to <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Adam Thielen<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    Release, the Vikings decided that the player at this stage of his career was not worth the cap space.  The Vikings still have a crowded backfield as it stands <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Alexander Mattison<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">, <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Ty Chandler<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">, <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Ken Nwangwu<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">and novice <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">DeWayne McBride<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">.  After agreeing to a two-year, $7 million deal to return this offseason, let&#8217;s hope <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Alexander Mattison<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    to get the first shot at this initial job. <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Ken Nwangwu<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    he is likely to function primarily as a return man and <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">DeWayne McBride<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    doesn&#8217;t offer much of a pass-catching profile (he only caught five passes in his entire college career), so <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Ty Chandler<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    is your next best bet to improve fantasy football.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(270,75%,60%);\"><strong>Dalvin Cook team landing spots<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Most backfields in the NFL could find a role for one player <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Dalvin Cook<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">caliber, but here are the teams that make sense and have been rumored to have interest in Cook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>Miami Dolphins<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>    &#8211; <\/strong>Mike McDaniel has done a tremendous job of replicating the offense he ran in San Francisco.  San Fran made a big move <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Christian McCaffrey<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    last year and the Dolphins could do the same with Cook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>Denver Broncos<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>    &#8211; <\/strong>He starts running back <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Javonte Williams<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    is recovering from a serious knee injury.  The Broncos have been rumored to be in the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>    &#8211; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Austin Thank you<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    quietly has never had a 1,000-yard season.  After failing to move the football late against the Jaguars in last year&#8217;s playoffs, Cook could be a nice complement to <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Austin Thank you<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>    &#8211; <\/strong>After releasing <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Ezekiel Elliott<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">the Cowboys could be interested in another one-two punch to match <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Tony Pollard<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"><strong>    &#8211; <\/strong>The rumors have been related <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Dalvin Cook<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    to the <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">New York Jets<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    also, who have gone all in this year with the 39-year-old quarterback <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Aaron Rodgers<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">.  with <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Breece Room<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    recovering from a knee injury, they may want to load up.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:hsl(270,75%,60%);\"><strong>Dalvin Cook&#8217;s NFL Futures Betting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">There hasn&#8217;t been much change to the Vikings&#8217; lines in terms of over\/under win totals, division winner, Super Bowl, etc., as that move has probably already been factored into the current values.  disability <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookies.com\/nfl\/picks\/dalvin-cook-next-team-odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;\">Adam Thompson of Bookies.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    had previously given the following odds on a hypothetical landing spot for <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">Dalvin Cook<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\">    depending on their resources<\/span><\/p>\n<h2> <\/h2>\n<h2> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:hsl(270,75%,60%);\"><strong>NFL Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyalarm.com\/articles\/nfl\/nfl-offseason\/nfl-breaking-news-dalvin-cook-expected-to-be-released-by-minnesota-vikings\/147900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After rumors swirled all offseason, this has been reported Dalvin Cook will be officially released by the Minnesota Vikings after not finding a business partner. That means teams like it Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncosor Los Angeles Chargers he will be free to sign him to a free agent deal. The move frees up $9 million in cap space with a dead cap of just over $8.2 million. Since he was cut after June 1, the Vikings can carry over ~$3.1 million of that dead cap to 2024 with the remainder on the books in 2023. They decided his contract was&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":24321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24322,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24320\/revisions\/24322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}