EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) By signing an accomplished free agent in Latavius Murray and using their second-round draft pick on Dalvin Cook, the Minnesota Vikings took aggressive steps to replace Adrian Peterson in the backfield.
Jerick McKinnon did, too.
Stronger and ideally more durable after a focused offseason effort to add between 10 and 15 pounds, McKinnon has begun his fourth year with Minnesota with the same design on regular carries this fall despite the recent acquisitions of Murray and Cook.
”I was 212 yesterday,” McKinnon said, smiling about his accomplishment on the scale Tuesday after minicamp practice with his face drenched in sweat.