How Buffalo's new young core is fueling the 2025 Buffalo Bills

Dive into why James Cook, Terrel Bernard, Khalil Shakir and Christian Benford were dubbed the new young core and how they plan to grow and evolve in their fourth NFL seasons.

By Maddy Glab

The Bills did something this offseason that's considered unique in the NFL. It's something teams set out to do but it doesn't always come to fruition.

Buffalo extended four players from the same draft class. The scouting department and coaching staff struck gold with the 2022 draft class – the scouts nailed their evaluations and the coaches succeeded in development.

Running back James Cook (second round), linebacker Terrel Bernard (third round), wide receiver Khalil Shakir (fifth round) and cornerback Christian Benford (sixth round) all

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