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.

The Buffalo Bills and James Cook are in a contract standoff, with the running back skipping his third consecutive training camp practice.

During a Monday morning appearance on "The Jeremy & Joe Show," Bills general manager Brandon Beane said he did not see Cook's hold in coming.