Buffalo Bills running back James Cook and his contract status make it easy for one analyst to support him. The longer the Buffalo Bills and James Cook continue to be at loggerheads over a proposed new contract, the more nervous Bills Mafia gets about how the offense might roll in 2025.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bills as Former All-Pro RB tabs Bills’ James Cook as ‘essential’ in 2025 index. If there is anything Maurice Jones-Drew can assess as an NFL Network analyst, it is the running back position.

Running backs Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley signed contract extensions this offseason. Could James Cook be the next running back to ink a new deal?