🛑HUGE NEWS FOR Bills’ Play-off Star: James Cook’s brother, Cowboys RB Dalvin Cook, sets bro’s new contract level: ‘He deserves it’
Dalvin Cook said yesterday’s price is not today’s price for his little brother James. In the midst of his brother’s 120-rushing yard and one-touchdown performance in the Wild Card playoff win over the Denver Broncos Sunday, the four-time Pro Bowler tweeted out he believes his brother has proven to be a $20 million per year running back.
For perspective, the highest-paid back in the NFL right now is Christian McCaffrey at $19 million per year.
Can you blame Dalvin, though? James followed up a 2023 Pro Bowl selection with his second-straight 1,000-yard rushing season and tying for an NFL-best 16 rushing touchdowns in 2024. The younger Cook also became the first Buffalo Bills player to rush for 100 yards in a playoff game since Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas in 1995.
Cook also enters the last year of his rookie deal in 2025, where he’s scheduled to make $1.5 million. That is chump change in comparison to RBs like Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, and Joe Mixon’s contracts — all backs he scored more touchdowns than in 2024.
The Bills could benefit from another performance like Sunday’s from Cook in the Divisional Round as they look ahead to a second matchup this season with the Baltimore Ravens and look to avenge a 35-10 beatdown from Week 4.
