James Cook briefly teased the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.
Cook dinner, who has been a hold-in throughout coaching camp as he seeks a contract extension, suited up for warm-ups and even took a rep earlier than the Payments performed the New York Giants of their first preseason recreation.
Nevertheless, Cook dinner selected to not play towards the Giants.
Following the Giants’ 34-25 win over the Payments, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott spoke with the media about Cook dinner’s determination to not take part within the recreation.
“We needed him to play,” McDermott mentioned, by way of a submit on X from Jay Skurski of the Buffalo Information. “I needed him to play, however I don’t actually wish to go into it any additional. There may be actually no change at this time limit from what it was going into this weekend and the sport in the present day, so he warmed up.
“However at this level, as a result of scenario and the place he’s in, he was not keen to play, in order that’s the place we’re at.”
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