Bills
Bills RB James Cook was asked during a celebrity poker game about his contract situation, as he has not been taking part in the team’s voluntary offseason program, and it remains to be seen if he will appear for mandatory parts of the program or training camp.
โHowever it works out, it works out. The business is a business, and I just do whatever I can to always be there for my teammates. I necessarily donโt want to talk about it right now, because itโs like, itโs something I want to hold in to myself . . . just let the business take care of the business,โ Cook said, via PokerNews.com.
- Bills WR Elijah Moore signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Bills. The contract is fully guaranteed, including a $750,000 signing bonus. (OTC)
Jets
Jets TE Mason Taylor knows that expectations for him are high, given that his father, DE Jason Taylor, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
โThereโs high expectations, for sure, just because of the last name,โ Taylor said, via Dennis Waszak of the Associated Press. โBut I mean, when people say, like, โOh, let him have his shine,โ you know, โStop saying his dadโs name,โ I mean, I love it. Weโre family.โ
- Jets HC Aaron Glenn on OT Armand Membou‘s athleticism: “I could easily say ‘dancing bear’, but everyone says that. he’s an agile, gifted, big man with measurables that everybody wants when it comes to offensive linemen. He’s only going to get better.” (Zack Rosenblatt)
Patriots
Patriots LB Christian Elliss had a tumultuous start to his career after being released by the Vikings, 49ers, and Eagles during his rookie year in 2021. He reflected on the Raiders sending him an offer sheet of two years, $13.5 million, which New England wound up matching.
โMy first few years in the league, itโs been a rough transition,โ Elliss said, via Mark Daniels of MassLive. โSo, when I got the offer sheet from the Raiders, I was sitting down with my wife, and itโs a little personal, but Iโm sitting there and Iโm tearing up. Like, is this really happening? Iโve been cut six, seven times. Iโve been bouncing around the league. Did God really allow this to happen to me?โ
Elliss explained how important receiving an extension was for his family.
โWeโve used it to give a little more stable environment for my family,โ Elliss said. โWeโre looking at getting a house. Weโre looking at just getting my familyโs side, so we arenโt journeymen, so we arenโt just bouncing around everywhere. I want to see my kids grow up in a house. I want them to have memories of a single house – not just bouncing around. So when we got that contract all these thoughts are going through my mind. It was special. It was special to me, special to my wife.โ
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