Training camp has arrived in Buffalo, and the Bills are walking into it with more questions than answers. After a messy offseason, the roster still has some real sorting to do - from how pieces fit on offense to which young players can actually carve out roles. A few battles stand out as the ones that could shape camp from the jump.
The biggest one might be the Keon Coleman situation. Joe Brady has already made his stance clear, calling his promotion “The best thing that happened to Keon”.
That came after Coleman was effectively blamed by both Brandon Beane and Terry Pegula, which only added to the confusion around where he stands with the team. Six months later, the picture still isn’t any cleaner.
Buffalo did receive trade calls for Coleman and turned them away, and he is set to be a Bill in 2026. But that still leaves the real issue: how much is he actually going to matter in this offense?
With Khalil Shakir, D.J. Moore, Joshua Palmer, and rookie Skyler Bell in the receiver mix, Coleman’s place is far from settled.
The question hanging over camp is simple enough: will Joe Brady keep forcing Keon Coleman upon this offense, even to it's detriment?
Greg Rousseau is another name worth watching closely. His 2025 season was uneven at best and mostly disappointing.
In 16 games, he had one total tackle or fewer in five of them, and nearly half of his sacks came in Week 16 against the Cleveland Browns. For a player with his size and athleticism, that wasn’t nearly enough.
Now he’s moving from DE to OLB in a new scheme, which at least gives him a chance to reset. But the path won’t be easy.
Buffalo drafted T.J. Parker and signed Bradley Chubb, both established OLBs expected to play big roles right away, and Michael Hoecht is back from injury with a similar profile.
So the real issue is obvious: What does Greg Rousseau actually do this season?
There’s also a quieter battle in the kicking game, where rookie Tommy Doman Jr. is set to challenge P Mitch Wishnowsky for the punter job. It may not grab the same attention as the bigger roster questions, but it matters.
Wishnowsky was the best punter the Bills have had in nearly a decade, which makes this a tough spot to hand over to a rookie. The team has to decide whether it’s comfortable betting on Doman Jr. when it already has a proven option in place.
And then there’s the cornerback competition, which already has people scratching their heads. Buffalo took CB Davison Igbinosun in the second round, and that decision raised eyebrows.
He’ll be in the mix with last season’s top Bills draft pick Maxwell Hairston, who is also fighting for the same job. The Bills have already acknowledged that the position has plenty of talent, and they knew depth was a concern before the draft.
That doesn’t make the competition any easier. Camp should start sorting out who really belongs where, but right now, this is one of the clearest position battles on the roster.
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The challenge is bigger because the Bills have already seen enough uneven play and off-field friction to wonder whether he can be counted on week to week. Coleman has had moments that hint at a useful future, but the overall body of work has left the door open for others to push past him. With Buffalo adding more talent and the coaching staff looking for reliability, this season has become the one that will define whether Coleman is part of the long-term plan or just another receiver trying to survive a crowded room. [Read more 🡒]
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The challenge is just as clear. Skinner is one of 14 receivers on the roster, and that kind of crowd usually means a player spends most of his time working behind the top groups while trying to carve out a niche wherever he can. For Buffalo, the appeal is obvious if he can translate that deep-threat ability into something more dependable, but his route to the 53-man roster still feels like one of the more difficult ones to sort out. [Read more 🡒]