‘In the end, the fourth-year running back and the Bills met at $12 million per season. The only two NFL running backs with more guaranteed money than Cook are All-Pro Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and rookie Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty, who signed a fully guaranteed rookie deal in May.’
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How the Buffalo Bills and James Cook finally landed on new contract
‘Cook played it cool for the cameras, but the uncertainty about his contract status affected him. He worked off to the side at the beginning of his hold-in but opted not to attend practice in any capacity from Aug. 4 until the Bills’ preseason opener. Cook took part in warm-ups before the Giants game but told the team he wouldn’t play.’
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‘“I don’t even want that,” said the safety.’
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‘The new deal is set to pay Cook up to $48 million with $30 million in guarantees.’
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‘As the Buffalo Bills and running back James Cook were embroiled in a contract standoff, it seemed the two sides were getting close to a deal over the last week.’
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‘The Buffalo Bills got their starting safeties back.’
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‘When someone commented on his happiness, Cook replied, “You would be too.”’
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‘It puts an end to a strange hold-in situation for the 25-year-old as he pushed to be paid like one of the league’s top backs.’
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‘The fourth-year running back did not have any featured interviews during the episode, though Bills general manager Brandon Beane said of the negotiations that “I’m hopeful that, a year from now, James Cook is still wearing the Buffalo Bills’ red, white and blue.”’
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‘Cook has been a key piece to the Bills offense since arriving in Western New York, totaling at least 1,200 scrimmage yards in each of the last two seasons.’
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‘The fourth-year player grinned throughout practice Wednesday after ending his contract standoff. “You would, too,” a smiling Cook said.’
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‘The extension comes a day after Cook returned to Bills practice Tuesday following a hold-in that spanned more than a week, during which the running back missed Buffalo’s first preseason game. Cook was in full uniform and fully participated throughout Tuesday’s session. He missed four practices during the hold-in, although he did warm up with the team before the preseason game.’
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‘”James could only envision himself as a Buffalo Bill,” Cook’s agent, Zac Hiller of LAA, told ESPN. “We are extremely thankful to the entire Bills organization and glad we could make that happen.”‘
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‘It’s smart for Buffalo to keep its young core together. The Bills have won five straight division titles, with 11-plus wins and at least one playoff win in every season as well. Their postseason success has been in the shadow of the Chiefs — they’ve lost to Kansas City to end four of their last five playoff runs — but this keeps them as the closest challengers on the AFC side.’
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‘Cook’s $30 million guaranteed is one of the highest figures in the league for running backs.’