PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Bills made it through their first three days of training camp without anyone missing practice, but upon their return from a day off, one notable name was not on the field in any capacity.
James Cook, the team’s locked-in starting running back, was absent from practice on Sunday at St. John Fisher University. The team relayed that they excused Cook for personal reasons, which is a positive from a team perspective, given his importance to the 2024 season.
On top of Cook’s absence, two players vying to make the 53-man roster this summer sustained injuries. Veteran wide receiver Chase Claypool, who had occasionally been working in with quarterback Josh Allen and the first-team offense, came up hobbling after a team drill rep.Athletic trainers attended to him for several minutes and were looking at what appeared to be his right leg. Eventually, Claypool put his cleat back on, stood up and rejoined his receiver teammates, though the wideout did not take another rep through the rest of practice. Claypool signed a one-year, low-guarantee deal in early May.
Reserve interior offensive lineman Will Clapp also sustained what looked to be a left arm injury during a one-on-one rep near the end of practice. Clapp was working against defensive tackle Eli Ankou and immediately went off the field with the athletic training staff. Clapp did not take another rep in the few minutes remaining in practice, nor did he do any after-session work with offensive line teammates. Clapp, on a one-year deal, has consistently worked with the second-team offense, getting time along the interior at center and guard
