
NFL Rumors: Jets RBs prove they can cook without Cook, Dalvin Cook trade on the rocks?
The Jets will take one Dalvin Cook trade, please. Neat or on the rocks?
Itās starting to look like Cook to the Jets isnāt happening this offseason. In the Jetsā preseason opener against the Panthers, New Yorkās running backs came out to play, rushing for 141 yards and adding another 93 yards in the air.
Fifth-round rookie Israel Abanikanda led the RB room with 56 rushing yards while 2021 fourth-rounder Michael Carter led the receiving room with 34 yards.
Sans Breece Hall, the Jetsā ground game looked plenty potent against the Panthersā backups, which may have at least partially swayed New Yorkās front officeās thoughts on acquiring veteran Dalvin Cook.
The Jets running backs arenāt paying much attention to the Cook rumors, thatās for sure.
"āWe ignore it. Talk is cheap. Dalvinās a great player⦠At the same time, we feel like weāre great players, too. Weāre just young in our careers. Weāre all chasing greatness in terms of team and personal goals. Nothing but respect for [Cook], but weāre not really focused on that. Weāre just trying to get better and grind.ā"
Ever since Cook visited the Jets, talk has died down about New York actually giving the ex-Vikings back a deal. Cook has arguably peaked more interest in Miami, where he was spotted working out this past month, and he seems to be a bigger Dolphins fan-favorite.
Heading into 2023, the Jets will likely name Breece Hall as the RB1 with Carter, Zonovan Knight, and Abanikanda contributing in some way or another. Why go after Cook at all? If New York is worried about Hallās ability to stay healthy and has lost faith in Carter after his disappointing second campaign, rostering another RB1 like Cook provides air-tight insurance.
As it stands, though, the Jets may choose to go all-in with their current running back corps in 2023.