The Minnesota Vikings made a somewhat unexpected switch at RB1 this offseason, showing longtime runner Dalvin Cook the off-ramp on June 9th while extending Alexander Mattison for two extra seasons.
Mattison is tentatively on tap for RB1 duty this September.
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And behind Mattison, the Vikings will support the 25-year-old with three other tailbacks: Ty Chandler, Kene Nwangwu, and DeWayne McBride. Vikings fans are accustomed to a bellcow workload for an RB1 — they’ve employed an Adrian Peterson or Dalvin Cook since the start of 2007 — but it is unclear if Mattison will step in and earn RB1 carries akin to Cook.