Cook contract dispute brings drama to Bills camp |
Rochester, N.Y. – The first episode of HBO's Hard Knocks featuring the Buffalo Bills aired Tuesday night with precious little drama on display, which is exactly the way this franchise likes to operate.
Happy players and coaches in a team-first atmosphere trying to win a Super Bowl. That's the Bills, or at least it was for the first eight practices of training camp.
The Hard Knocks’ cut-off for episode one content came Friday, two days before running back James Cook broke up the peace by expressing his dissatisfaction with his contract by executing a hold-in, the first such maneuver by a Bills player under Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane.
Cook arrived at camp two weeks ago amid much speculation that he would be a non-participant at camp, but he told the media on the second day that he planned to participate and not get fined.
That abruptly changed on Sunday, with his only explanation being "business" – the word he repeated over and over to reporters who........