BALTIMORE — Free agent running back Dalvin Cook is signing with the Ravens for the playoffs, his agent confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Thursday.
Cook, 28, parted ways with the Jets on Tuesday after less than a year in New York. Baltimore was one of at least two teams interested in him, including the Dallas Cowboys. He will join the Ravens’ practice squad after passing through waivers.
ESPN was first to report the move.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cook signed with the Jets this summer after the arrival of future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But the 2017 second-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings never got his footing in New York, rushing for just 214 yards on 67 carries with no touchdowns.
Before signing with the Jets, Cook spent the first six years of his career with Minnesota, where he rushed for 5,993 yards and 47 touchdowns.
The move comes after the Ravens lost running back J.K. Dobbins to a season-ending torn Achilles tendon in Week 1 and rookie Keaton Mitchell to a torn ACL last month. Gus Edwards (762 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns) and Justice Hill (387 yards, 3 TDs) have received the bulk of the carries in recent weeks behind quarterback Lamar Jackson, the team’s leading rusher and NFL Most Valuable Player Award favorite.
The Ravens clinched the top seed in the AFC, the first-round bye and home-field advantage through the conference championship game with Sunday’s 56-19 win over the Miami Dolphins. They host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Saturday afternoon’s regular-season finale.
