With the 2025 NFL season simply across the nook, the Buffalo Payments and one in every of their most necessary gamers aren’t on the identical web page.
James Cook dinner continues to be pushing to get a contract extension, however it doesn’t seem to be that can occur anytime quickly.
In consequence, the younger operating again has taken issues to the subsequent stage.
In accordance with a report by ESPN insider Adam Schefter (through SleeperBills), Cook dinner has now gone from ‘sad’ to ‘disconnected’ with the staff due to the continued contract dispute:
“He has principally disconnected himself from the group and the town put his home up on the market,” per Schefter. “I don’t suppose we’ll be seeing him in Buffalo anytime quickly.”
Adam Schefter on the James Cook dinner scenario 👇 #BillsMafia
“He has principally disconnected himself from the group and the town put his home up on the market.”
“I don’t suppose we’ll be seeing him in Buffalo anytime quickly.” pic.twitter.com/zWfy96JVr0
— SleeperBills (@SleeperBills) June 7, 2025
Furthermore, he’s even put his dwelling in Buffalo up on the market to show that he’s for actual.
Earlier within the offseason, he claimed that he needed to get what he deserved, and he additionally stated on Instagram that he’s seeking to get $15 million a season.
Payments GM Brandon Beane has repeatedly talked about Cook dinner’s significance for the offense, however that hasn’t led to any vital progress in contract extension talks.
Cook dinner led the staff in speeding yards final season, posting 1,009 speeding yards and 16 touchdowns.
He was tied with Jahmyr Gibbs and Derrick Henry for essentially the most speeding touchdowns within the league final season, and he additionally added 32 receptions for 258 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cook dinner was Josh Allen’s largest contributor throughout his MVP marketing campaign, and for the primary time in years, the Payments lastly had some offensive stability as an alternative of operating their regular pass-heavy offense.
The beginning of the season looms massive, and until the Payments enhance their present provide, we’d not see Cook dinner take the sector in 2025.
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