Dalvin Cook’s time with the Jets may already be coming to an end. Per ESPN Jets beat writer Rich Cimini, Cook is growing frustrated with his reduced role in the offense and will talk to his agent and general manager Joe Douglas about a potential trade.
The trade deadline is Tuesday, October 31 at 4 p.m. ET.
With the re-emergence of Breece Hall after his recovery from ACL surgery, the Jets have not had much of a need for Cook, who has struggled through the team’s first six games, showing a loss of the explosiveness that made him so effective in Minnesota. Cook is averaging less than three yards per rushing attempt on 39 carries.
For comparison, Hall has rushed 65 times and is averaging 6.5 yards per carry.
“It’s something I can’t control, that my name is being floated around in trade rumors,” Cook said, via Cimini. “It might be a good thing. Maybe [it’s] a bad thing.” Cook also said he wants what’s “best for everybody” when it comes to any trade talks.
Cook signed a one-year, $7 million deal in August. One of the reasons the Jets added him was so they could be cautious about Hall and his return to the field. Hall returned to practice the day after Cook signed.
Eventually, the Jets took Hall off his limited snap count, and Cook became less needed in the offense.
If a team wants to trade for Cook, they would owe him about $3.3 million for the remainder of the season.
The Jets will perhaps have to settle for something like a late-round draft pick swap next year or even in 2025, similar to the deal they made to trade Mecole Hardman to the Chiefs this month.