Replacing a future hall of famer is one thing, but lining up against Adrian Peterson in his “Monday Night Football” return to Minnesota next week is more than Vikings rookie running back Dalvin Cook could imagine for his NFL debut.

“It’s going to be crazy,” Cook said Tuesday. “He did a lot for this organization. I know everybody is going to be hyped for it and ready to play. We’ve just got to be ready to go, which I know we are.”

Peterson headlines will dominate the build-up to the prime-time clash against the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium, but Cook’s first game as his successor comes with its own hype.

The Vikings traded up into the second round to draft Cook out of Florida State. The slashing style and versatile receiving skills he flashed during the preseason earned him the starting job over veteran Latavius Murray for Week 1 and slammed the door on the Peterson Era of downhill power running in Minnesota.

An era Cook grew up admiring in Florida.

“Amazing plays is all I can say,” he said. “The things he put on film are unbelievable, some of the tackles he broke and the long runs. We always know Adrian is a physical back. He can do it all. Just an amazing player.”

Cook, one of 11 rookies and three undrafted free agents who made the 2017 Vikings, does not want to be another Adrian Peterson. He wants to star in Minnesota as Dalvin Cook.

“That’s going to be the key, to stick to the course and be me,” he said. “Be the best version (of yourself) because that’s what I’m going to be for this team. Don’t try to go out there and be anybody else. That’ll just take you out of your game.”

ROBISON SITS

Vikings defensive end Brian Robison sat out practice Tuesday with a leg injury. Robison had said last week he expects to be ready for Monday’s opener.

Also out for the Vikings was guard Danny Isidora with an apparent leg injury. Tight end Kyle Rudolph returned to practice after being out nearly two weeks with a leg injury.

In the preseason, Robison played just seven snaps in the second game against Seattle. He missed the opener against Buffalo with an undisclosed injury and sat out the final two games against San Francisco and Miami after suffering a leg injury Aug. 20 in practice.

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ROOKIES APLENTY

If the Vikings stick to their depth chart, they will start three rookies in the opener.

The first regular-season chart lists Cook as the starting running back, Pat Elflein as first team at center and Ben Gedeon as the starting weakside linebacker.

In 2016, Minnesota rookies combined to start just one game. First-round Laquon Treadwell got the call on Thanksgiving at Detroit, but finished the season with just one catch for 15 yards.

BRIEFLY

–Coach Mike Zimmer said it was important to sign Kyle Sloter to the practice squad because the Vikings need three quarterbacks for workouts. “He’s an athletic guy, strong arm, big,” Zimmer said of the 6-foot-5, 218-pound Sloter, who practiced Tuesday with Minnesota for the first time. “I thought he had a good preseason (with Denver).” The Vikings are expected to reach an injury settlement soon with quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who is on injured reserve and doesn’t look to be in their future after the Sloter signing.

–Zimmer said offensive line coach Tony Sparano provided a recommendation on tight end Blake Bell, claimed by the Vikings on Sunday off waivers from San Francisco. Sparano was 49ers tight end coach when Bell was a rookie in 2015. “He’s a good combination guy,” Zimmer said. “He blocks pretty good, he runs good routes, catches the ball well. … He played some special teams.”

–The Vikings announced they will leave Oct. 25 and arrive the following morning in London for their Oct. 29 game against Cleveland. They will hold an open practice Oct. 27 in London.