Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he doesn't know if Cook (knee) will play in Saturday's preseason game against Jacksonville, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Despite making it back for parts of the offseason program and the start of training camp, Cook is being managed carefully leading up to Week 1. Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune relays that he doesn't expect the running back to play in Saturday's exhibition, and Cook has already acknowledged that he isn't sure if the Vikings will let him play at any point this preseason. The second-year back still seems to be on track for Minnesota's regular-season opener against the 49ers on Sept. 9, at which point he'll be more than 11 months removed from the ACL tear he suffered last year.