Overview

• Cook is entering the final year of his rookie contract and has publicly set his asking price at $15 million per season.
• Despite limited progress on a deal, Cook has attended every mandatory workout and skipped voluntary sessions to preserve leverage without incurring fines.
• ESPN analyst Jeremy Fowler says both sides have four to five weeks before training camp to reach an agreement, noting the door remains open.
• Buffalo’s constrained salary cap complicates matching top-tier running back salaries that recently rose for stars like Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry.
• If no extension is in place by the end of the 2025 season, Cook could test free agency despite pursuing a third straight 1,000-yard campaign.