“Bills GM Brandon Beane said he was at first worried about the James Cook hold-in becoming a distraction, but believes the core of the team knew what this was about, and everyone was level-headed,” The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Buffalo Bills general manager put his team's money where their mouth is by finally inking running back James Cook to a four-year 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.

James Cook’s contract extension makes him the fifth Buffalo Bill to sign a four-year deal this offseason. He joins Christian Benford, Greg Rousseau, Terrel Bernard and Khalil Shakir who are all set to stay with the Bills through the 2029 season.