Jets Sign Dalvin Cook to One-Year Deal

 The New York Jets and Dalvin Cook finally have a deal. 

After weeks of speculation that included a very public courtship of one another, the Jets signed the former Minnesota Vikings tailback to a one-year, $8.6 million contract. 

The Jets had interest in signing the former Pro Bowler with second year back Breece Hall still recovering from ACL surgery he had last season. Hall is still on the physically unable to perform list, and while the Jets are optimistic that Hall could be back for Week 1, the reality it is might too much to expect at this point. 

Cook, who was released by the Vikings in June, and comes with his own baggage -- he was accused of physical and emotional abuse of an ex-girlfriend, a case he has filed a defamation suit in, has been one of the game's most gifted athletes.

In five-plus seasons with the Vikings, Cook average 4.7 yards per carry. His best season came in the COVID year of 2020 where he ran for 1,557 yards and 16 touchdowns. He is going to give the Jets some added game breaking ability. 

And let us not forget that the Jets can thank Aaron Rodgers for this. He took a $35 million pay cut for moves such as this one, and the Jets got it done. 

The big question is what happens to Michael Carter and/or Bam Knight? Someone is going to have be expendable. The Jets have Cook, Hall and rookie Isreal Abinakanda on the roster. They could keep Hall on injured reserve to start the year, but still another roster move is going have to be made. 

Michael Carter made interesting comments after the Jets 27-0 win over Carolina on Saturday that the running back room is good enough and doesn't need Cook. Could this mean Carter becomes the one who gets traded or cut? That is anyone's guess at this point. 

Bottom line is the Jets got a player they coveted for a while.