(Video) James Cook’s dazzling fourth-down ‘Space Jam’ TD shines against Chiefs
Bills RB James Cook stretches to score clutch equalizer with Josh Allen’s help in the AFC Championship game.
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James Cook comes alive in clutch situations. Whenever Josh Allen feels he needs additional manpower on the run, he calls on his trusty subordinate to get the job done, and more often than not, the 25-year-old running back gets the job done.
In the third quarter on Sunday’s AFC Championship game, Bills Matt Milano sacked Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, forcing them to punt the ball. Allen let Cook loose, who stiff-armed the Chiefs cornerback Nazeeh Johnson and gained 33 yards.
In the following play, Josh Allen decided to run the ball himself to get the first down. The Bills ended up inside the Chiefs fifteen-yard line. Allen once more turned to his running back Cook. The Bills QB handed the ball over to Cook, who juked the Chiefs defensive back Justin Reid and used his entire 5-foot-11 stature to reach for a diving touchdown.
Just a ridiculous effort on fourth down from James Cook 😤
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Cook’s touchdown reduced the score to just one point, and the Bills should have taken the lead, but the Chiefs stopped the two-point conversion.
James Cook’s brother wants the Bills to raise his salary
Cook has been phenomenal in his third year with the Buffalo Bills. After recording 1000 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns in the regular season, the Georgia graduate added three in the postseason, taking his tally to 19.
According to sources, the Bills want to keep hold of Cook and intend to give him a new contract once the season concludes. After he scored the remarkable touchdown, his brother and Dallas Cowboys Dalvin Cook lobbied for James to get a $20,000,000/year raise.
$20,000,000 / yr 💰 https://t.co/qYtzqO70NL
— Dalvin “4️⃣” Cook (@dalvincook) January 27, 2025
The younger Cook is still on his rookie contract worth $5,832,057, which includes a $1,421,496 signing bonus and $2,391,590 guaranteed. He has a cap hit of $705,000 in 2022, rising to $970,094 in 2023. In his first two NFL seasons, Cook earned approximately $3,096,590, including his signing bonus.
Cook’s financial portfolio isn’t limited to just NFL money, which keeps on growing with each performance. Outside of football, he has agreed to sponsorship deals with Wingstop, Jamaican Mango & Lime, Beard Guyz, and Thorne Health. He even has a healthy social media following. More than 213k people follow Cook’s daily activities.
James Cook spent four seasons playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. He played a total of 46 college football games, rushed 230 times with the ball for 1503 yards, and scored 14 touchdowns, besides catching 67 passes for 730 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. The Bills drafted him in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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