Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said this week that the team wants to have running back James Cook on the team beyond the 2025 season, but making that happen will require the use of a franchise tag or an agreement on a long-term contract.

It's clear to Buffalo Bills' general manager Brandon Beane that he will have his trio of running backs from the 2024 season back in 2025, so, when he was asked about the status of the room on the Pat McAfee Show,

Buffalo Bills RB James Cook is seeking his next contract with the Bills. He is expecting to be paid like the upper-tier RBs in the NFL. Currently, he is holding out for a new contract and is not present at voluntary workouts to gain leverage on negotiations to ink an extension.