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with Hard Knocks cameras and mics close by. <a href="https://t.co/7rcS1PQlBC">pic.twitter.com/7rcS1PQlBC</a></p>— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SalSports/status/1955653120488550696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmea83lg5001h3b725rjgn814@published'}, {'data': {'tag': None, 'fill': None, 'items': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cme9yi5ht002p01qk8iyvvop7@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'lead': 'dailymotion', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1845740669-d41209a6-d251-4548-b3b8-0f4ec69c18e7.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Bills sign running back James Cook to four-year, $48 million contract extension', 'ignoreValidation': False}], '_version': 2, 'articles': [{'uri': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cme9yi5ht002p01qk8iyvvop7@published', 'url': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'lead': 'dailymotion', 'pageUri': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1845740669-d41209a6-d251-4548-b3b8-0f4ec69c18e7.jpg?crop=16:9', 'urlIsValid': True, 'contentType': 'article', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bills-sign-running-back-james-cook-to-four-year-usd48-million-contract-extension', 'overrideImage': None, 'overrideTitle': None, 'primaryHeadline': 'Bills sign running back James Cook to four-year, $48 million contract extension', 'ignoreValidation': False}], 'missingItems': False, 'sectionFront': 'sports', 'componentVariation': 'inline-related'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/inline-related/instances/cmea9gd56001s357t9obnawjb@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Off to the "Windy City"\ufeff</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmea8454j001t3b72rovxiby4@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Bills will fly to Chicago on Thursday for a joint practice against the Bears on Friday, then a preseason game between the clubs on Sunday night.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmea84ebv00253b72dw9c7e0x@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmea99kho0017357tpr1x9wj5@published'}, {'data': {'alt': 'Outlet Liquor', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/Outlet-logo-8f6b5bcd-0f53-4174-8c81-190b6c29e4c1.jpg', 'width': 536, 'credit': 'Outlet Liquor', 'height': 318, 'caption': None, '_version': 1, 'imageLink': 'https://whatsyouroutlet.com', 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '43352', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/cmea85g0e002h3b72z949ylcm@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Cole Bishop', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2157157779-49707a4b-349a-49a8-92af-22e2a5b6a120.jpg', 'width': 1024, 'credit': 'Bryan B. 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