James Cook signs a 4-year contract extension with Buffalo. Cook and the Bills have reached an agreement on a four-year, $48 million contract extension. The extension includes $30 million guaranteed. The extension comes a day after Cook returned to Bills practice on Tuesday after a four-day holdout. Cook was in full uniform and fully participated throughout Tuesday’s session. The Bills had maintained that they wanted to pay Cook throughout the offseason, with negotiations beginning early in the offseason and running into training camp. 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.
Cook is a two-time Pro Bowler and Buffalo’s lead running back, but he still had to share the workload. He was on the field for 47.5% of offensive snaps in games he played last year, with Ty Johnson often coming in on late downs and Ray Davis also getting some opportunities. Buffalo is still trying to get to that elusive Super Bowl appearance in the Josh Allen era. Of course, Josh Allen signed that record 6-year extension after taking home league MVP. The Bills went on to lose to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game as predicted. The Bills have dished out a lot of money during the offseason, but will it pay off? Below are some of the big money deals for Bills players.
· QB Josh Allen | · 6 years, $330M |
· DE Gregory Rousseau | · 4 years, $80M |
· CB Christian Benford | · 4 years, $76M |
· WR Khalil Shakir | · 4 years, $53M |
· LB Terrell Bernard | · 4 years, $50M |
· RB James Cook | · 4 years, $48M |