Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman discuss the latest with the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL. Topics include:

-Dalvin Cook’s reported holdout, what it could mean for the Minnesota backfield and what a new contract would look like.

-How the Vikings may view National Anthem kneeling in light of the commissioner’s recent statement

–Candidates for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year based on their gambling odds.

-What does the Vikings’ 2017 draft class need to do to redeem itself?

-Who would win a golf game between the three hosts?

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Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) is a Zone Coverage staff writer covering the Minnesota Vikings and Golden Gophers basketball.

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic.

Luke Inman (@Luke_SpinmanNFL) Luke Inman is Zone Coverage’s resident NFL Draft guru and video content creator.

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Sam Ekstrom

Sam Ekstrom is an executive producer and host at Locked On Sports Minnesota. He's previously covered the Vikings for 105 The Ticket, Zone Coverage, Purple Insider, and the Associated Press. He grew up in Vermillion, S.D. rooting for the USD Coyotes (not SDSU) and graduated from Dordt (not "dork") University in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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