Vikings Dalvin Cook says he is ready for San Francisco 49ers

Dalvin Cook’s first game back was a blink and you missed it preseason moment against the Seattle Seahawks. He carried the ball twice for one yard which doesn’t seem like a lot Youth Riley Reiff Jersey , but when you’ve been out for a full year with a torn ACL, it tells you that you are ready for the first regular season game.Cook spoke with the Pioneer Press about his return. “I got it out of the way and now it’s time for me to hone in on what we’re doing as an offense. My knee is fine. It’s ready to go. I’m ready to play.”His emotions are all over the place right now as expected but he is trying his hardest to keep them in check. “You can get overly excited, and that’s when the mind goes racing with all types of things.” For Cook he knows that staying focused on football and the San Francisco 49ers is priority number one.As far as his workload? Cook knows that he is not ready to jump in head first and be the primary running back. He knows he needs to ease his knee into it and shake off any remaining rust that he may have. But this is where he’ll get by with a little help from his friends. “We know once the ball gets into anybody’s hands in the backfield Riley Reiff Jersey , something can happen.” Sharing the primary load with Cook will be Latavius Murray, but don’t be surprised if John DeFilippo will bring in Mike Boone or Roc Thomas to help. “Whoever touches the ball, we know we can get an explosive play out of any of the guys in our running back room. Whoever (offensive coordinator John DeFilippo) gives the ball to Xavier Rhodes Jersey , we’re all excited for that.”Vikings Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings release Curtis Cothran Another move has come in for the Minnesota Vikings in their quest to trim their roster to 53 players, and this is a not-unexpected cut from along the defensive line.According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Vikings will be parting ways with defensive tackle Curtis Cothran.Cothran played his college ball at Penn State and went undrafted this past season. At Penn State Womens Ben Gedeon Jersey , he started out as a defensive end, but later was asked to gain weight and shift to the defensive tackle spot. It’s not surprising that Cothran isn’t a part of the final 53, given the level of depth that the Vikings already have at the position.According to Tomasson http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mike-remmers-jersey , it does sound like the Vikings want to bring Cothran back to be a part of the practice squad.We will continue tracking all of the moves that the Vikings make over the next few hours to get their roster to the proper size before the NFL-mandated deadline.