Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has called out recent reports that star running back Dalvin Cook would be out for multiple weeks with a dislocated shoulder and a torn labrum. While he would not go as far as to comment on what exactly the injury was, he was quick to point out that the report of a confirmed labrum tear is simply untrue.
#Vikings coach Mike Zimmer refuted a report that Dalvin Cook has a torn labrum. Wouldn't say what the injury is.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) November 29, 2021
What Cook's injury status is for the short term and in the long run will probably be uncovered in the next 24 hours, and perhaps that is what Zimmer is getting at here. He is not flat out saying that the injury is not a labrum tear, but he is letting us know that things are still in progress and things could be updated soon. Or, perhaps he knows that Cook will be playing with a very injured shoulder later in the year and is thus trying to avoid a bad look if Cook gets reinjured. That part is unclear, one certain thing is that the Vikings will be firing up Alexander Mattison as their RB1 for the next week at least.
The Vikings will be playing that game on the road against the lowly Detroit Lions. The Lions are yet to win a game this season and look like the perfect team to not only break in a new running back but also to get back on the right foot against. Before the close loss in week 12 to the San Francisco 49ers, the Vikings were making ground in the NFC wild-card standings and still have a very good shot at the playoffs if they can reel off some wins…starting this week.
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