The first episode of Hard Knocks featuring the Buffalo Bills ignored the contract battle with running back James Cook. In episode two, it was unavoidable. Still, the 55-minute installment kept the issue to a minimum, checking the box and moving on. “The business side can be rough,” narrator Liev Schreiber says within the first ten minutes of the episode. “G.M. …
Read More »
The contract dispute between the Bills and James Cook came to an official end on Wednesday when the running back put pen to paper on his four-year extension. Cook had been staging a hold-in but got back to practice on Tuesday as a full participant. “We paid now, so let’s go play football,” Cook said Wednesday, via Alaina Getzenberg of …
Read More »
It needed to happen. And it finally did. The new contract negotiated between the Bills and running back James Cook is, on the surface, a win-win move for a team in the Super Bowl window. Cook got financial security, and the Bills have a guy who is happy with his situation and ready to fuel a championship run. As usual, …
Read More »
One of Buffalo’s biggest weapons on offense isn’t going anywhere. Bills running back James Cook signed an four-year extension Wednesday through the 2029 season. While negotiations took place, both the Bills and Cook expressed staying in Buffalo was ideal. “It’s a great organization,” James Cook said earlier this offseason of why he wanted to be in Buffalo. “They drafted me. …
Read More »
The long wait is over for the Bills and one of their top players. After a nine-day hold-in that began on Aug. 3 and ended Tuesday, the Bills and top running back James Cook agreed to a new four-year deal that will keep him under contract with the team through the 2029 season, a league source told The Athletic. The …
Read More »
The awkwardness can come to an end at Bills camp. Buffalo and star running back James Cook agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with $30 million guaranteed, NFL Network reported Wednesday morning. 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. James Cook …
Read More »
Bills running back James Cook has the new contract he’s been seeking. Cook’s agents described it as a four-year, $48 million deal with $30 million guaranteed. Although Cook has been present for training camp, he declined to practice for nine days and didn’t play in the preseason opener while he was seeking a new contract. Yesterday, however, Cook agreed to …
Read More »
Alaina GetzenbergAug 13, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. Running back James Cook and the Buffalo …
Read More »
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook was back on the field with teammates on Tuesday, a welcome sign amid a continued contract dispute with the team. Cook’s return followed a series of hold-ins that saw him miss the final week of training camp at St. John Fisher University and Buffalo’s first preseason game against the New York Giants. As was …
Read More »
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook practiced Tuesday following a week-long hold-in in which he attended training camp but did not participate due to unfinished contract negotiations. “I would say that things have changed,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday. “We have had conversations with James, good conversations, as I’ve mentioned before.” It was a fully padded practice for the …
Read More »