Bills' Second-round Flop At A Crossroads After Team Admits Mistake

After nan Buffalo Bills efficaciously admitted connected Wednesday that nan erstwhile coaching authorities made a correction of starring a complaint to draught Keon Coleman and watching him flop, it's now connected wide head and newly minted president of shot operations Brandon Beane to measure whether nan erstwhile second-round receiver is worthy keeping successful 2026.

Team proprietor Terry Pegula publically absolved Beane of Coleman's 2024 selection, instead, pinning it connected nan fired Sean McDermott.

Through his first 2 seasons, Coleman totaled 67 receptions for 960 yards and 8 touchdowns, but that accumulation still lags down receivers specified arsenic Ricky Pearsall and Ladd McConkey, players the Bills could person drafted successful 2024 instead, connected a per-game basis.

Coleman besides grounded to measurement up successful nan postseason contempt injuries to Joshua Palmer, Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers, catching conscionable 2 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown crossed nan Bills' 2 playoff games.

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Coleman has 2 years remaining connected his four-year rookie contract. He is owed astir $1.7 cardinal successful 2025 and would carry a astir $2.7 cardinal headdress hit if released successful nan offseason.

With nan receiver room offering small committedness heading into nan offseason, Coleman could return different year. However, based connected really the Bills handled him during nan season, nan statement appears unfastened to moving him if a waste and acquisition partner emerges.

This offseason represents a captious turning constituent for galore Bills pursuing Sean McDermott's dismissal, and Coleman is nary exception.

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