Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is often a man of few words.
Still, the vet has taken on a more active leadership role since last year’s postseason and has been more vocal in speaking about the things he thinks and feels strongly about.
And on an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” this week, he did just that, answering questions about his new contract and whether he’s satisfied with the extension, the team’s season-opening win against the Baltimore Ravens, and even his newest food endorsement.
But the question topics started with staying in Buffalo.
“Of course, I love it here,” Cook said. “It’s who drafted me, and I want to be here forever.”
Cook kicked off the season with 102 yards rushing and a touchdown in an NFL Week 1 comeback win over the Ravens.
“It’s nuts!” Cook noted. “I thought the game was over, like literally. We just kept fighting. Something happened. I don’t know what happened. It just clicked. I looked down, looked back up, and the game was over, and we were winning.”
“It was crazy, cause (RB) Frank Gore Jr., he was like, ‘Oh, we got time to come back! We got time to come!’ That was like when we just had got stopped and so I’m like, ‘I done lost all hope.’ When he done said that, I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, I got to, we got to come back now!’ And then it just happened.”
Eisen was among those to predict big things for Cook and the Bills when they selected the RB in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Buffalo has improved to a 3-0 start to the 2025 season, and Cook has had 284 yards, four touchdowns, and nine catches for 71 receiving yards in those three games. He’s building on consecutive 1,000+ campaigns and Pro Bowl appearances.
When asked about playing with QB and reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen, it was who he was as a person off the field Cook spoke to even more than the player he is on the field.
“A great player, a great teammate,” Cook shared about. Allen. “Everybody don’t know he is like the best person. He’s going to make sure you are alright. … He’s just always going to be there for you.
“He’s just a kind person. A genuine always-look-out-for-you person.”
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: James Cook on Buffalo Bills’ 3-0 start: ‘I want to be here forever’
Reporting by David Benjamin De Cristofaro, Bills Wire / Bills Wire
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