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Without key pieces, it’s time for Bills QB Josh Allen to be transcendent

Buffalo QB Josh Allen will enter the 2023 season with a good-but-not-great supporting cast. It's time for him to win the Super Bowl anyway.

JULY 24, 2023

What could James Cook's workload look like as RB1? 23 Buffalo Bills questions for '23 Cook said he is obviously RB1 for Buffalo, but what does that mean in terms of workload?

JULY 16, 2023 • SYRACUSE.COM

Coming This Fall: James Cook Coming this fall, Bills running back James Cook returns after a strong rookie season. In his first year, Cook recorded 89 carries for 507 ya...

JULY 13, 2023 • BUFFALOBILLS.COM

Breakout Season on Horizon for James Cook? With the Buffalo Bills moving on from Devin Singletary, running back James Cook has the potential to make a big leap next season.

JULY 8, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Breakout Season on Horizon for James Cook? With the Buffalo Bills moving on from Devin Singletary, running back James Cook has the potential to make a big leap next season.

JULY 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

What to Expect Out of the Bills Backfield With Devin Singletary’s departure, it might be James Cook time in Buffalo.

JUNE 29, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Bills training camp preview: James Cook and the top RB storylines to watch Cook is "obviously RB1." Can he live up to that potential and more in 2023 for the Bills?

JUNE 29, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

No doubt? Buffalo Bills' James Cook says he is 'obviously RB1′ for team in 2023 Cook revealed his goals for the 2023 season while stating that he is the team's RB1.

JUNE 22, 2023 • SYRACUSE.COM

Bills Candidate for Fantasy Football 'Sleeper'? Could Buffalo Bills running back James Cook emerge as a sharp fantasy football running back?

JUNE 15, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Chargers Change Ekeler Contract; Kills Bills' Trade Rumor? In Buffalo? Maybe James Cook and company in the backfield is enough. Or maybe, as it regards Ekeler, the Chargers reevaluate at the NFL trad...

MAY 23, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Bills Trade Idea for Jacobs: $10 Million Better than Cook? Trade gossip acknowledged but Bills salary-cap gymnastics aside, is Josh Jacobs worth $10 million more than James Cook?

MAY 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Eight Buffalo Bills who need to make life easier for Josh Allen in 2023

These eight Bills can change the complexion of Buffalo's offense, taking pressure off of QB Josh Allen and helping the team's title chances.

MAY 17, 2023

Bills RB James Cook Has New Jersey Number After just one season, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is ditching his jersey number.

APRIL 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Slated to work alongside Harris Cook and Nyheim Hines will face competition for reps out of the Buffalo backfield in 2023 after the Bills signed Damien Harris to a one-year contract earlier this week, Maddy Glab...

Impact The addition of Harris helps fill the void created by the departure of Devin Singletary, who recently signed a deal with the Texans. As a rookie last season, Cook logged 89 carries for 507 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a 21-180-1 receiving line in 16 games. The 5-foot-11, 213-pound Harris brings added power to Buffalo's backfield mix and can be expected to absorb a decent chunk of the 177 carries vacated by Singletary, especially in early down and short-yardage situations. Even so, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Cook should still have an opportunity to garner more volume in 2023, while Hines (5-foot-8, 198 pounds) continues to work in a change-of-pace role. As things stand, Cook's fantasy upside hinges on how much of Singletary's prior role (which also included 52 targets) he takes on this coming season while working alongside Harris.

MARCH 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Expected to see more work in 2023 Bills GM Brandon Beane said Cook is expected to a bigger part of the offense in 2023, according to Matt Lombardo of Heavy.com.

Impact "We're excited about Cook, and looking forward to what he can do in Year 2, especially with an expanded workload and more touches," Beane said Tuesday. With Devin Singletary slated for free agency this offseason, Cook has a chance to carve out the lead-back job in Buffalo after he averaged 5.7 yards per carry on 89 rushes as a rookie. The Bills will very likely add to their backfield this offseason, but Cook's fantasy arrow is pointing upward.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bills may turn to James Cook in 2023, but it'll take more to improve run game Bill Parcells assessed the Bills offense and he concluded that it needs improvement in the run game, with a better approach and better offen...

JANUARY 31, 2023 • DEMOCRATANDCHRONICLE.COM

Bills RB James Cook's top plays | 2022 NFL season Watch the best plays by Buffalo Bills rookie running back James Cook from the 2022 NFL season.

JANUARY 30, 2023 • BUFFALOBILLS.COM

Makes big strides in rookie season Cook finished the regular season with 507 rushing yards on 89 carries (5.7 YPC) and two rushing touchdowns to go with a 21-180-1 line in the receiving game.

Impact The second-round rookie worked his way into almost an even timeshare with starter Devin Singletary by the end of the campaign, and while Cook never really exploded with a giant game, he proved to be useable for those needing to count on modest production from a deeper RB spot. Singletary is an unrestricted free agent, plus the Bills do not expect to have much cap room this offseason, so if Cook's teammate leaves for greener pastures, it could really open things up for him in his second campaign. That said, rostering any Bills running back always comes with the disclosure that Josh Allen is going to eat up some of that position's typical production.

JANUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Grading the nine Bills we thought would determine their playoff run

Sean McDermott's Bills are out of the playoffs early despite their tremendous potential. We look at how Buffalo's key figures performed.

JANUARY 23, 2023

Playoff Moments: James Cook's 12-yard TD run Relive Buffalo Bills running back James Cook's 12-yard touchdown in this Will Card edition of Playoff Moments presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • NFL.COM

Super Wild Card Weekend highlights: Bengals survive Ravens; Giants, Bills win

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend continues Sunday with the Ravens battling the Bengals. Here are the top plays!

JANUARY 16, 2023

Scores in Sunday's win Cook rushed 12 times for 39 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Dolphins in the wild-card round.

Impact Cook took a handoff 12 yards to help double Buffalo's lead during the first quarter. Although he also had a 13-yard rush, Cook found little room to maneuver on his other carries. Meanwhile, teammate Devin Singletary rushed 10 times for 48 yards. As the Bills now advance to the AFC divisional round, expect Cook and Singletary to continuing sharing snaps alongside quarterback Josh Allen.

JANUARY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bills RB James Cook Enters Rookie Record Books with TD vs. Dolphins Buffalo Bills rookie running back James Cook entered some unique playoff company with a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

JANUARY 15, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

James Cook rushes for a 12-yard touchdown | Bills vs. Dolphins playoffs Cook scored his first career playoff touchdown on this 12-yard run.

JANUARY 15, 2023 • BUFFALOBILLS.COM

Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs headline nine Bills who will determine playoff fate

If Buffalo is going to win it all this year, the Bills need excellence from these nine members of the team, including players and coaches.

JANUARY 10, 2023