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:

The Buffalo Bills and James Cook are not closer to a contract agreement than they were months ago, and it has forced the running back, who was a participant in practices prior to training camp, to on Monday make the official move to sit out.

Following James Cook’s Sunday comments that he was sitting out of practice for “business” reasons as he seeks a contract extension, general manager Brandon Beane said he didn’t see the RB's move coming.