Bills RB James Cook, seeking extension, sits out again

Pittsford, NY – Buffalo bill Running back James Cook On Monday, training camp for another straight day did not participate in practice as he is looking for a contract expansion. He is in the final year of his crook deal.

Cook briefly appeared in the team’s practice, but not in uniform. Instead, he was in the workout gear and a Beni. He moved inside a portable toilet, on the outskirts of the ground and then went back to the team’s locker room. Cook did not appear in practice for the rest of the days.

The fourth year race was not participated in Sunday’s practice, but was on the field for the entire session. Later, 25 -year -old Cook told reporters that he was not participating due to “business”. He had earlier participated in all the eight training camp practices and mandatory minicamps of three days, but he was not in the team’s voluntary offsen team activities.

Bills General Manager Brandon Bean said during his appearance on the local radio station WGR550 on Monday morning that he did not know that Cook would not practice on Sunday until shortly before practice. At the time of interview, about two hours before practice on Monday, Bean did not know if Cook would be practicing on Monday.

“At the end of the day, I want us not here,” Bean said on WGR550. “This is my ninth season. We did not remember any player because of a contract or anything like this, so it is disappointing for me. It’s not something we want, nothing we’re looking forward to, but at the end of the day, at the end of the day, as I said earlier, sometimes there can be the way of the world and so we can treat it best.”

Bean also said that on Monday, there has been a “continuous communication” between the bill and Cook and his team. Cook’s agent has not refunded ESPN’s requests for comments.

The two sides have not been able to agree to the conditions on an extension for the backing back despite being back in the spring. Bills extended three other members of the 2022 draft category – this Offsen – CB Christian benfordLB Terrail bernard And Wr Khalil Shakir,

“We found a lot of deals that we tried, and it is well known,” said Bean. “We tried to do something [Cook] And, unfortunately, it takes two and both sides will have to agree on what this number is and obviously not found there, but I am not sitting here that you are not saying that you do not pay the running back. I think you just have to find out what the sweet place is. ,

Running back Ty Johnson And Re davis Said that he came to know that Cook would not practice on Sunday when he started the practice.

“I respect what he is doing and everything,” Johnson said. “He is trying to do the best for him. So, at the end of the day, we have not been in this league for a long time, so he is trying to get it and I respect it.”

Bills on Tuesday are an off -day on Tuesday before returning to practice at St. John Fisher University.