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Bills RB James Cook is anxiously awaiting a contract extension and said that he knows he’s going to get paid his worth.
“I mean, we have talks. I’m never going to give up,” Cook said, via NY Times. “I mean, I deserve it — what I want, what I need. It’s going to eventually happen.”
Cook was asked if he believes that will get done in Buffalo.
“I mean, however it happens, it’s going to get done. Wherever it happens,” he said.
Bills GM Brandon Beane remains adamant that the team wants to keep Cook, while also acknowledging that they have to continue planning for the future just in case talks don’t come to fruition.
“As I’ve said all along, I love James Cook. You know how I am. I want to draft, develop, re-sign our own,” Beane began. “It is a business. We have to fit it in, not only cash, but cap, and sometimes, you can look at it and say, ‘Well, you know, you go to this website or whatever, they could fit him in if they did this and this.’ But we also have to look at ’26, ’27 and beyond, because you can walk yourself into one of those years where you’re like, ‘Oh man, there’s not a lot of guys, we can take them out here.’ We would have to trade or cut someone that we wouldn’t want to lose. … So all those things have to make sense for us to fit in him.”
Cook added that he never considered sitting out due to his desire for an extension.
“It’s my job. I’ve got to participate so I won’t get fined. It’s just come out here and show them that I’m ready to go and earn what I’ve got to go get,” he said, adding that he felt it gave him a little leverage. “I don’t owe it to nobody but my teammates and myself and my family. So by me participating, showing my teammates that I love the game and that I’m willing to be out here.”
Dolphins CB Cam Smith has drawn praise so far this offseason, including from fellow CB Kader Kohou, based on what he has shown on the practice field.
“I feel like he’s way more focused,” Kohou said of Smith, via DolphinsWire.com. “He hasn’t played up to his standards and he knows that. So he’s just working every day hard. I’ve seen him. He’s here a little bit earlier. He’s more into his playbook. His body looks better; he’s taking care of himself a little more. And being close to him, I just think he has that mentality like this is the year for him.”
