Bills RB James Cook on contract - 'I deserve what I want' - ESPN

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills running back James Cook has fully participated in the team's first two days of training camp amidst his hopes for a contract extension but emphasized Thursday that he isn't going to give up on seeking what he desires.

«We have talks.… I mean, I deserve what I want, I need and it's going to eventually happen,» he said.

When asked if he's confident that it will happen in Buffalo, Cook said, «I mean, however it happens, it's gonna get done. Wherever it happens at.»

Cook, 25, is in the final year of his rookie deal and has publicly expressed a desire for a new contract, including going live on Instagram and pinning «15 mill [per] year.» If he received a contract worth $15 million per year, it would make him tied for third-highest paid back based on average annual value with Derrick Henry. Cook said Thursday that he does not regret his social media postings.

The Bills have had conversations with Cook's representation but have not been able to close in on an agreement.

General manager Brandon Beane reiterated his love for Cook on Wednesday and said his goal is always to «draft, develop, re-sign our own» as the team did with three other members of Cook's draft class this offseason. However, he said a deal has to fit into the overall team plan and cap for this year and years to come.

«Sometimes you can't get on the same page or sometimes you're trying to fit it in,» Beane said. «There's times guys have left here that we really wanted. We just couldn't make it work. But I can tell you, I'm hopeful, when we're sitting here at next year's training camp that James Cook is out there practicing and still representing the red, white and blue.»

Cook missed the voluntary portion of the offseason work and