What Bills GM Brandon Beane said about James Cook contract extension
Ahead of his fourth year in the NFL, the Pro Bowl rusher was holding himself out of practices as of late to get a long-awaited extension. On Wednesday, that finally happened.
Cook signed a four-year extension with the Bills worth $48 million. The contract keeps him in Buffalo through the 2029 season.
Cook is ready to roll now after he said he was prepared to hold himself out of practice for "however long it took."
"But it got done," Cook said via video conference. "So let's go play football."
On the team's side of the ledger, Beane emphasized much of the same he usually does. The Bills wanted to keep their one draft picks in-house and the team was poised to get a deal done.
In terms of anything outside the box, Beane did have one mention worth noting. Could we see more of Cook on the field moving forward following his new extension? The GM hinted yes.
'We like what he provides and we do see him as a three-down type player. We do think he can take more," Beane said.
For more from Beane on Cook's extension, see the attached clip below:
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