“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.

By now, the entire world has heard that the Buffalo Bills and RB James Cook have agreed to terms on a contract extension that keeps him in Buffalo for the next four years. With the move, Buffalo's young core is locked up for the next few seasons.