In terms of general manager Brandon Beane, he spoke earlier in the week and admitted the team was surprised at Cook's hold out after he did appear at practices early on in camp. Even so, Beane still said communication is happening. Beane's full thoughts can be found in the clip below:

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen knows that with James Cook not practicing, others are getting valuable reps.

Josh Allen made his first definitive comments on James Cook's ongoing contract hold-in on Thursday in a press conference with reporters. The MVP quarterback shared very honest, fair thoughts on what Cook is going through.