Payments’ James Cook dinner reportedly desires $15 million yearly on his subsequent deal

In 2024, the Buffalo Payments completed 13-4 and gained the AFC East. They have been the #2 seed within the AFC playoffs. Buffalo outlasted Denver and Baltimore however misplaced to Kansas Metropolis within the convention championship. 

Josh Allen gained MVP in 2024 and he had a Professional Bowl RB by his facet in James Cook dinner. Not too long ago, Cook dinner went dwell on Instagram and pinned his remark that stated “15 mill yr.” That might make Cook dinner the second-highest-paid RB when it comes to annual common worth. Will Buffalo give Cook dinner that sort of contract this offseason?

James Cook dinner is looking for a deal that may pay him $15 million per season

#Payments star RB James Cook dinner, who’s eligible for an extension this offseason, went dwell on Instagram and pinned his personal remark that claims “15 mill yr” pic.twitter.com/XZB3W9q5SG

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With a second-round decide within the 2022 NFL draft, the Payments chosen RB James Cook dinner out of Georgia. As a rookie, Cook dinner performed in 16 of 17 video games for Buffalo. He rushed for 507 yards and two touchdowns. Throughout his sophomore marketing campaign in 2023, Cook dinner performed in all 17 video games and made 13 begins. His 1,122 dashing yards are nonetheless his career-high. Cook dinner had two dashing touchdowns and earned his first Professional Bowl choice.

The 25-year-old had a breakout marketing campaign with the Payments in yr three. Cook dinner began in all 16 video games he performed in. Buffalo already secured the division and a playoff berth. That’s why Cook dinner didn’t play of their seventeenth sport. He completed with 1,009 dashing yards, His second straight season with 1,000+ yards. Cook dinner completed with a career-high 16 dashing touchdowns in 2024. He was tied with Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs for essentially the most within the NFL.

After his finest season as a professional, Cook dinner is eligible for an extension. He’ll enter the ultimate yr of his rookie deal in 2025 value $5.1 million. On Wednesday, Cook dinner went dwell on his Instagram and pinned a remark. It stated “15 mill yr”, indicating that Cook dinner desires $15 million yearly on his subsequent deal. If Buffalo gave him that deal, he would have a bigger contract than Jonathan Taylor, Saquon Barkley, Alvin Kamara, and Josh Jacobs. Solely Christian McCaffrey’s $19 million yearly could be bigger. We’ll have to attend and see what negotiations occur this offseason between Buffalo and James Cook dinner.