Buffalo Rumblings on James Cook

Cook healthy but durability a question after 385 touches in 2025; may see reduced carries.

Cook III is healthy and has participated in both training camp practices and preseason action in summer 2026. However, the source notes durability as a key question given he touched the football 385 times in Buffalo's 19 games in 2025, a nearly 100-touch jump from 2024 (299 touches). While Cook has shown a penchant for avoiding big hits throughout his career, the source wonders if he'll see fewer carries in 2026 to manage the cumulative beating over a three-year span (299 touches in 2024, 325 in 2023 postseason combined).

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