The Minnesota Vikings’ Dalvin Cook and the New Orleans Saints’ Alvin Kamara will be running … to the bank.
The pair selected in the 2017 NFL Draft agreed to lucrative contract extensions Saturday, on the eve of their season openers.
Cook, a second-round pick out of Florida State, has agreed to a five-year, $62.5 million contract.
The deal includes a $15.5 signing bonus and $28.2 million in guaranteed money. Cook will have an average salary of $12.5 million per year.
Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook agreed to a five-year contract extension that ties him to Minnesota for the next six seasons, per sources.
New money average is $12.5 per year, so five years, $62.5 million. Now it just needs to be signed.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2020
Cook has yet to play a full season. In 29 games, he has rushed for 2,104 yards and caught passes for another 914. He was derailed by injuries in his first two seasons.
Kamara, a third-round selection out of Tennessee, reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension worth $75 million in new money, per a source informed of the pact. Kamara will get $77.13 milliion overall and a $15 million signing bonus.
Kamara is a three-time Pro Bowler and has rushed for 2,408 yards and caught passes for another 2,068 with New Orleans.
Saints, RB Alvin Kamara agree to 5-year, $75M contract extension. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/9azxNvegXd
— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2020