Minnesota Vikings running book Dalvin Cook is holding out of offseason workouts until he gets offered a new contract, something that Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated believes is a big risk.

The old CBA required players to report 30 days before camp to get the season credited towards free agency, but now players have to report on time to make that happen.

There are also fines that could be up to $50,000 a day, a big number for Cook because he is still on a rookie contract with the Vikings that will only pay him $1.33 million this season:

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“The league used to require a player report 30 days before the opener to get the season credited toward free agency (you need four to be unrestricted). Now, players have to report to camp on time or they lose it. And the daily fines for holdouts are up from $40,000 to $50,000. Cook, by the way, is set to make $1.33 million this year. That means a 27-day holdout would put him in the red for the entire season, plus he’d be a restricted, rather than unrestricted, free agent in 2021. So at the very least, a holdout would bring massive risk with it for Cook, like it would for most players. And laying that out shows why it’s not hard to see why the owners push for these things in negotiation—because they’ve always craved control over the work force.”

It's hard to imagine with all the risks involved with the holdout that it will be extended into training camp, but if it does, that is a big risk that could backfire big time for Cook.

The Vikings are set to kick off the regular season on Sept. 13 against the Green Bay Packers.