During the AFC Championship Game, the Buffalo Bills suffered a crushing 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Josh Allen-led team put up a great fight and elicited a lot of skills and talent on Jan. 26, 2025.
One of those talent powerhouses was Bills running back James Cook, who has been one of the more important parts of the Bills’ successful run this season. Now that the Bills’ season is over, Cook and another one of his teammates have announced their next destination: the NFL Pro Bowl Games.
Dalvin Cook Makes Bold Demands From the Bills for RB James Cook
As Cook gears up to fly to Orlando, Fla., his elder brother, Dalvin Cook, wasted no time before demanding a huge raise for the Bills running back.
That pay day can’t come soon enough 💯💯 https://t.co/SbqvxzhUOX
— Dalvin “4️⃣” Cook (@dalvincook) January 27, 2025
While the team would’ve preferred to play in the Super Bowl showdown on Feb. 9, two more Bills stars will attend the Pro Bowl. Cook has been chosen to replace Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry, along with Connor McGovern, who is replacing Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey.
This year will mark Cook’s second year playing in the Pro Bowl, finishing this season with 1,009 yards rushing and 32 catches for 258 yards. Cook has a total of 16 rushing touchdowns under his belt this season, which ties with the franchise record made by O.J. Simpson back in 1975.
Cook will be eligible for an extension as he enters his fourth and final season. His base salary for the upcoming season will be $5 million before he becomes a free agent. Along with Cook and McGovern, left tackle Dion Dawkins and quarterback Josh Allen were already scheduled to be there in Orlando this week.
While fans were hoping to see Allen in action, he will miss the Pro Bowl due to a wrist injury. Earlier in the week, the Bills quarterback said that his wrist is pretty banged up. Allen, in addition to Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, has opted out of the Pro Bowl and will be replaced by Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson and New England Patriots QB Drake Maye.
“It was just right at the goal line. The two-point play before halftime got crunched up a little bit,” Allen said. “I was able to finish the game with just some swelling and stuff today.” Allen continued.
While Allen reaffirmed that he wouldn’t need any offseason surgeries, he shared that he would want to give his body a chance to heal before playing another important game.
