Wednesday morning, Bills running back RB James Cook put pen to paper and signed a four-year contract extension, keeping the two-time Pro Bowler in Buffalo through 2029.
General manager Brandon Beane detailed that negotiations progressed far enough Tuesday night that it would be go time the following morning.
"I think it was roughly 11 o'clock or so last night when we were able to say both sides are good with this, and we'll get it signed in the morning," Beane said.
The Bills drafted Cook in the second round of the 2022 draft and he has constantly been improving year over year. The RB had a record-breaking year in 2024, with 16 rushing touchdowns (tying for the most in the league) and tied for the most in a single season in Bills history (O.J. Simpson – 1975).
For Cook, being able to stay in Buffalo and continue to be on a team with guys that he considers family reminds him that he is where he is supposed to be.
"This is the place that drafted me. The fans are good, the community is good, and just the team we got, man, we play as one. We are brothers and we have a good bond. It all shows they got my back," shared Cook.
Cook is not the only one from the 2022 draft class who signed extensions this offseason. WR Khalil Shakir, LB Terrel Bernard and CB Christian Benford all signed extensions, making Cook the fourth from that class to sign.
"You guys know our motto here. We want to draft and develop and re-sign," shared Beane.
Beane's approach to this motto shows the faith that they have in the players they draft.
"I don't think any of these players that we extended have hit their ceiling. I don't think they're on the backside of their career. We're looking for these guys to continue to ascend as players at their respective positions," the GM said.
While Cook decided to hold-in from Aug. 3 until Aug. 12, the organization didn't have any lingering questions about the RB's commitment to the team.
"He was at walk-throughs, he was at meetings, and he was just there physically, like he was engaged in those things, and engaged with his teammates," shared Beane.
For the Bills, it was important to them that Cook return to practice before resuming negotiations on a new contract. Cook's hold-in ended Tuesday as he returned to the field.
"I had to show my loyalty to my team and my teammates. They always got my back, so I got their back, too. So just showing them that I'm willing to not be a problem … and just practice was important," Cook said.
Having Cook put pen to paper and closing the deal means Buffalo keeps another one of their homegrown talents around for years to come.
"Love Jimbo … he's an explosive talent … I'm so proud of where he has grown on and off the field, from the day we drafted him to now rewarding him with this extension," Beane said.
Many of Cook's teammates were excited for him, including LB Joe Andreessen.
"James is one of our brothers, and we want what's best for him. We were happy for him when we heard," shared Andreessen.
Fellow 2022 draft class member Christian Benford shared how proud he is of Cook.
"I'm happy for him, he stuck it out. I thank the Lord that he got something. That he's happy with. I'm blessed and honored for him. Benford said. "He's a great kid, hard worker."
With Cook's mind cleared and his family by his side, there's only one more thing left to do.
"Now it's time for us to go play football and show them why we belong here," added Cook.
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Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Michael Hoecht (55). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Dion Dawkins (73), David Edwards (76). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Tre Herndon. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Jalen Virgil (13). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
DaQuan Jones (92). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
O'Cyrus Torrence (64). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
A.J. Epenesa (57). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Tyler Bass (2), Brad Robbins (40). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
T.J. Sanders (98). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (62). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Matt Milano (58). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Dawson Knox (88), Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Curtis Samuel (1). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Brad Robbins (40). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Brad Robbins (40). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Brad Robbins (40). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Ray Davis (22). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Jackson Hawes (85). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Ray Davis (22). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Deon Cain (32). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Greg Rousseau (50). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Mitchell Trubisky (11). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Kristian Wilkerson (82). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Kyle Shurmur. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Daequan Hardy (25). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Joshua Palmer (5). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Taylor Rapp (9). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Matt Milano (58), Spencer Brown (79). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Joe Andreessen (44). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Mike White (14). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Keon Coleman (0), Ja'Marcus Ingram (46). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Matt Milano (58). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Ed Oliver (91). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Ryan Nielsen. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Justin Hollins (52), Wande Owens (30), mDane Jackson (23), Taron Johnson (7), Cam Lewis (39). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Dalton Kincaid (86). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Christian Benford (47). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Terrel Bernard (8), DaQuan Jones (92). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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KJ Hamler (19). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
KJ Hamler (19). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Richard Gouraige (75). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4), Jordan Hancock (37), Ja'Marcus Ingram (46). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Ray Davis (22), Joe Andreessen (44), Ja'Marcus Ingram (46). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
James Cook (4). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Taylor Rapp (9). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Keon Coleman (0). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17), Keon Coleman (0), Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Josh Allen (17), Keon Coleman (0), Connor McGovern (66). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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O'Cyrus Torrence (64), David Edwards (76). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Zach Davidson (84), Josh Allen (17), Darrick Forrest (28), Wande Owens (30). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Tyler Bass (2), A.J. Epenesa (57). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Len Vanden Bos, Dane Jackson (23). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Taron Johnson (7). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Deone Walker (96). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Casey Rogers (71). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Joe Andreessen (44), Javon Solomon (56). Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Craig Bohl, Bobby Babich. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
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Craig Bohl, Josh Allen. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
Craig Bohl, Josh Allen. Buffalo Bills Training Camp, August 12, 2025 at Buffalo Bills Training Facility.
