Vikings RB Cook making progress from knee surgery
Dalvin Cook's rehab from an ACL tear is going pretty well.
So good that Minnesota Vikings trainer Eric Sugarman terms it this way: "Dalvin's knocked the rehab out of the park."
Cook's rookie campaign was off to a superb start before it was cut short after four games due to the injury to his left knee. Now the focus is making sure the standout running back is full-go when the 2018 season begins.
Cook, who rushed for 354 yards prior to the injury, participated in strength and conditioning drills on Tuesday.
He said he is pushing ahead as much as possible six-plus months after having reconstructive knee surgery.
"You've got to trust yourself and know that you did everything in your power to get your knee back to where it's at," Cook told reporters. "I attacked this thing every day, and I did what I needed to do to get to this point, so I had no doubt when I first touched the field that it was where I wanted to be at."
Sugarman has been impressed with the way the former Florida State star has approached the rehab.
"He's done a great job," Sugarman told reporters. "He's been here every day since the injury occurred, post-surgery."
Looming ahead is the day when Cook gets cleared for contact, and eventually there will be the test of opposing players delivering hits.
But for now, the conditioning and strength drills are Cook's way to judge progress.
"This is kind of the fun part again for him to get back on the field to feel like a football player again," Sugarman said.
--Field Level Media