{"id":125430,"date":"2021-11-30T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=125430"},"modified":"2021-11-30T07:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:09:25","slug":"nfl-rumors-dalvin-cook-christian-mccaffrey-russell-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/11\/30\/nfl-rumors-dalvin-cook-christian-mccaffrey-russell-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Dalvin Cook Injury, Christian McCaffrey Statement, Russell Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook suffered an injury during Week 12\u2019s action, but, according to the latest NFL rumors, he won\u2019t be gone for too long. In other news, running back Christian McCaffrey spoke about his season-ending injury, while Russell Wilson acknowledged he needs to get DK Metcalf incorporated into the passing game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>NFL Rumors: Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Russell Wilson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Dalvin Cook to Miss \u201cAt Least\u201d Two Weeks<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a report by ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, running back Dalvin Cook is going to miss the next two weeks of action after suffering a shoulder injury in Sunday\u2019s loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>. Head coach Mike Zimmer previously said Cook was day-to-day, but it looks as though that outlook might have been a little optimistic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vikings\u2019 RB Dalvin Cook (shoulder) is expected to miss at least the next two games &#8211; Sunday at Detroit and the following Thursday against Pittsburgh &#8211; with the hope being that he can return the next week for the Monday night Dec. 20 game at Chicago, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1465501319511392260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his absence, the Vikings will likely turn the ball over to Alexander Mattison, with Kene Ngwanwu earning a few snaps as a backup. Cook has already missed two games this year, and Mattison has recorded a combined 225 yards as the de-facto starter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vikings currently sit at 5-6 and find themselves in a four-way tie for the final Wild Card spot in the NFC. Minnesota faces off against a hapless Lions team next week before facing the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in Week 14. Even without Cook, these are winnable matchups, and the running back could return to a postseason-bound roster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Christian McCaffrey Releases Statement Following Season-Ending Injury<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is officially done for the season. News broke on Monday that the hyper-athletic running back injured his ankle in Week 12 and is heading to the injured reserve. Since this is his second stint on the IR, he is no longer eligible to return and is done for the season. Obviously devastated by this news, the running back released the following statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI love playing football and have dedicated my entire life to what I believe to be the greatest sport in the world. Getting healthy and back on the field this season has been my focus everyday from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I\u2019ve put family, friends, and other interests on hold so I can fully concentrate my efforts on treatment, training, practicing, studying, preparing, and playing the game I love at the highest level, which is why my season coming to an abrupt end today leaves me devastated. I am thankful to everyone who continue to help and support me through this difficult time and promise I will fight with everything I have to return bigger, stronger, faster, and better than ever. #KeepPounding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, McCaffrey is no stranger to the injury bug. Ever since signing his massive extension, the running back has played in just 10 of a possible 33 games. On the season, the former first-round pick will finish the year with 99 carries for 442 yards and a touchdown to go along with 37 receptions, 343 yards, and a score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Rhule was hired prior to the 2020 season. <\/p>\n<p>With news that Christian McCaffrey is done for the year, he will have started and finished just 6 of Rhule&#39;s first 33 games as a head coach.<\/p>\n<p>A frustrating two years for CMC.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1465393855155605512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Russell Wilson: \u201cWe Got To Find Ways\u201d to Get DK Metcalf the Football<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russell Wilson&#8217;s return to the field has not gone as planned for just about anyone in Seattle, but that\u2019s especially true of DK Metcalf. In the three games since Wilson returned from his thumb injury, Metcalf has recorded a combined 70 yards, good for a 23.3 per-game average. The low point came on Monday Night Football when Wilson and Metcalf connected just one time for 13 yards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to reporters after the game, Wilson acknowledged that he needed to do a better job getting the ball to his superstar receiver.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously we need to get DK the football. We called several plays for him&#8230;He\u2019s one of the best football players in the world. We got to get him the football. We\u2019ve got to study it and find out what we can do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 3-8, the season is pretty much over for the Seattle Seahawks. The Detroit Lions are the only team in the conference with a worse record, and Wilson simply hasn\u2019t looked like himself since returning from injury. At this point, Seattle should just worry about making sure all the cogs start clicking heading into the offseason, and that starts by getting Metcalf more involved in the passing game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"UHP7vgMIQhFcmnvFl_EPmQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1356075049\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UHP7vgMIQhFcmnvFl_EPmQ',sig:'W3umJpRflW1OLi-ShuOFP5OWqLqvhex4Zyn7bBtfmt4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1356075049',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Rumors: Dalvin Cook out for two weeks, Christian McCaffrey done for the season, Russell Wilson needs to get the ball to DK Metcalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":125431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,30,32],"tags":[922,1586,7753,7661,237,7282],"class_list":["post-125430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vikings","category-panthers","category-seahawks","tag-christian-mccaffrey","tag-dalvin-cook","tag-minnesota-vikings-news","tag-panthers-featured","tag-russell-wilson","tag-seattle-seahawks-news"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}