Risen Star
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Unfortunately for him Jerry Jones doesn't own and manage the Vikings.
No surprise.......expect this from all top RBs going into the final year of their deals. Whether or not their teams fold is another story but they're basically trying to void being run to the ground and spit out w/o a long-term deal ( DeMarco Murray ).
Supposedly wants more than McCaffery
Derrick Henry just this past year 300+, and 80+ carries in the regular season and playoffs, and still doesn't have a deal.
At least he got franchise tagged. Cook stands to lose the 1.3 mil he'd be making this year. Even if he gets a new deal, he'll still be making 1.3 Mil for 2020 plus whatever his signing bonus is. I wouldn't risk it over signing bonus money. He's still relatively young for a RB at 24.
Why not? He's still 24 with low miles and explosive talent. If the vikings won't pay, someone will. There is always a team that has too much money. Why risk another injury for 1.3 million, when you get 20-30 mil guaranteed? It isn't about the signing bonus its about the guaranteed money for injury.
For some dopey reason I didn't consider injury when writing my post. My post makes a bit more sense that way.
I'm not sure why they're not offering him something. He's got a good 3-4 years left in him if he's not asking for top money. The fines will start piling up and they're not forgivable anymore from what I understand.
Good luck.Supposedly wants more than McCaffery
I guess thats something that will come to play when training camp starts. Right now ball is in the vikings court. Do they want to test his resolve? Or just pay him a fair price?
They have him by the short hairs right now. He'll not only lose the 1.3M, but he'll be fined everything he has worked for going back 2 seasons. He has to bank on it paying off in 2021. It's easy for us to say, yeah, some team will pay him, but look at it from his POV. He might just be better off showing off his talent for one more year so that he does get paid by some team in 2021 if not the Vikings. The thing is, I don't know what he is asking for or if the Vikings even care.