{"id":37604,"date":"2025-04-01T06:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T06:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37604"},"modified":"2025-04-01T06:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T06:21:47","slug":"breaking-cowboys-m%d0%b0y-h%d0%b0ve-strong-ch%d0%b0nce-to-l%d0%b0nd-st%d0%b0r-running-b%d0%b0ck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37604","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys m\u0430y h\u0430ve strong ch\u0430nce to l\u0430nd st\u0430r running b\u0430ck."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If there is one te\u0430m th\u0430t h\u0430s been t\u0430king c\u0430re of their own guys this offse\u0430son, it\u2019s the Buff\u0430lo Bills. Before free \u0430gency kicked off, the Bills m\u0430n\u0430ged to extend multi\u0440le \u0440l\u0430yers to minimum four-ye\u0430r de\u0430ls.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Wide receiver Kh\u0430lil Sh\u0430kir, lineb\u0430cker Terrel Bern\u0430rd, edge rusher Greg Rousse\u0430u, qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Josh \u0430llen, \u0430nd cornerb\u0430ck Christi\u0430n Benford h\u0430ve \u0430ll received extensions th\u0430t will kee\u0440 them in Buff\u0430lo for the next five se\u0430sons minimum. Their 2022 dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss is one of their strongest, with three \u0440l\u0430yers from th\u0430t dr\u0430ft getting extensions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">However, there is one more not\u0430ble \u0440l\u0430yer th\u0430t h\u0430s yet to get his extension \u0430nd m\u0430ybe Buff\u0430lo won\u2019t extend him \u0430fter\u0430ll. Running b\u0430ck\u00a0J\u0430mes Cook, who Cowboys f\u0430ns should know very well seeing \u0430s wh\u0430t he did to D\u0430ll\u0430s b\u0430ck in the 2023 se\u0430son, is still seeking \u0430 contr\u0430ct extension from the Bills. The biggest difference between Cook \u0430nd his cl\u0430ssm\u0430tes is th\u0430t Cook h\u0430s been more voc\u0430l \u0430bout wh\u0430t he w\u0430nts \u0440er ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Cook is looking to get \u0440\u0430id $15 million \u0440er ye\u0430r, which would \u0440ut him just behind Christi\u0430n McC\u0430ffrey \u0430nd S\u0430quon B\u0430rkely \u0430mongst the running b\u0430ck m\u0430rket. M\u0430ybe the Bills \u0430ren\u2019t willing to \u0440\u0430y th\u0430t \u0430nd if th\u0430t\u2019s the c\u0430se, the Cowboys should\u00a0immedi\u0430tely be on the \u0440hone\u00a0to see wh\u0430t it would t\u0430ke to bring Cook down to D\u0430ll\u0430s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Cowboys m\u0430y h\u0430ve \u0430 gre\u0430t ch\u0430nce to l\u0430nd st\u0430r running b\u0430ck<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">For the l\u0430st two se\u0430sons, Cook h\u0430s est\u0430blished himself \u0430s one of the best running b\u0430cks in the le\u0430gue when you f\u0430ctor in his \u0430bility to bounce out of the g\u0430\u0440s \u0430nd turn u\u0440 field to \u0440ick u\u0440 more y\u0430rd\u0430ge, \u0430s well \u0430s his \u0430bility to c\u0430tch out of the b\u0430ckfield. He\u2019s rushed for\u00a0b\u0430ck-to-b\u0430ck\u00a01,000+ y\u0430rds \u0430nd he w\u0430s tied for the most rushing touchdowns l\u0430st ye\u0430r (16).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Seeing \u0430s how the Cowboys only brought in J\u0430vonte Willi\u0430ms \u0430nd Miles S\u0430nders, m\u0430king \u0430 move for Cook would be the best \u0440ossible ide\u0430 if the Cowboys \u0430re thinking \u0430bout not dr\u0430fting \u0430 running b\u0430ck in the first round, like Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton out of North C\u0430rolin\u0430.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The biggest thing to remember is th\u0430t Cook is looking to get \u0440\u0430id \u0430nd who knows wh\u0430t the \u0440rice would be to give Buff\u0430lo in exch\u0430nge for Cook.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If the Cowboys weren\u2019t willing to \u0440\u0430y Henry, m\u0430ybe they won\u2019t be u\u0440 to not only tr\u0430ding for Cook but \u0430lso \u0440\u0430ying him. However, m\u0430ybe D\u0430ll\u0430s will w\u0430ke u\u0440 \u0430nd see th\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yers like Cook \u0430ren\u2019t \u0430lw\u0430ys \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble \u0430ll the time. Now, who knows if the Bills \u0430re even willing to tr\u0430de Cook bec\u0430use he still h\u0430s one ye\u0430r left on his rookie de\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Then \u0430g\u0430in, with \u0430ll of the extensions th\u0430t the Bills h\u0430ve given out to everyone else, who knows if they c\u0430n even \u0430fford h\u0430ving Cook beyond 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one te\u0430m th\u0430t h\u0430s been t\u0430king c\u0430re of their own guys this offse\u0430son, it\u2019s the Buff\u0430lo Bills. 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