For the first time since tearing a left knee ligament on Oct. 1, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was on the field for drills Tuesday.

He participated in the club's organized team activities at Eagan, Minn., continuing the comeback from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that shortened his rookie season in 2017.

The past two weeks, he was on the team's rehab field instead of working with the main group.

"I've been feeling good, but this week was another milestone," he said. "They kind of told me at the beginning of the week. I was excited to get back into action, get out there and just get some live reps. ...

"It's definitely different. You go out there and rehab, and you try to get your body back in shape. But you think you're in shape until you go take four reps back-to-back, and then you're like, man, it's a different type of shape you need to get in. Just getting back out there and just getting that feeling back out. Just to get your body back out there, I got to still take those steps. It's a long process. I've got a long way to go. Just got to keep working."

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Cook, 22, got reps Tuesday both at running back and at wide receiver.

Referring to new offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, Cook said, "Coach Flip just wants to get guys in space, get them the ball and let them make plays. He just wants us to run free. There's a lot of green grass for everybody on the field to run."

Head coach Mike Zimmer said of Cook's progression, "It's more about getting him around bodies flying at him a little bit. It's not so much trying to figure out what he can do right now, it's just trying to get him comfortable with 22 players around him."

In four games for Minnesota last year, Cook carried the ball 74 times for 354 yards (4.8-yard average) and two touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 90 yards.

The Vikings made Cook a second-round pick (41st overall) in 2017 out of Florida State.

--Field Level Media