Paying running backs appears to be back in vogue, and James Cook has not been shy this offseason about hoping to add his name to the list of ball-carriers to cash in.

Back in February, the Buffalo Bills RB commented on social media that he'd like $15 million per year, shortly after doubling down on that on the Nightcap Podcast by saying, "Feed me the big bucks."

Bills general manager Brandon Beane said on March 30 he didn't see a deal with Cook coming to fruition any time soon as the team prepared for a draft that has now come and gone. Cook has been thus far absent from Buffalo's offseason program, all of which has been voluntary, though Beane said Wednesday he expects the star will be ready to roll when it's time to play.

As for the back himself, he was tight-lipped on Saturday when asked about the possibility of a future holdout during a Celebrity Poker Tour event in Las Vegas, Bobby Kownack of NFL.com reports

"I necessarily don't want to talk about it right now, because it's like, it's something I want to hold in to myself," Cook told PokerNews. "Just let the business take care of the business."

"However it works out, it works out," Cook said when asked if he anticipates a deal on the horizon. "I mean, I just make sure the business is a business, and just do whatever I can to always be there for my teammates, and however it works out, it works out. And then we go play football."

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