The Buffalo Bills have spent this season getting real production from players who weren’t supposed to carry much of the load, and that has helped keep them rolling. Keon Coleman fits into that picture, even if his first stretch in Buffalo hasn’t quite matched the expectations that came with him being drafted a couple of years ago.
Coleman has 20 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns, which works out to 14.3 yards per catch. That’s not the kind of output that makes a team eager to give up on a young receiver, especially when Buffalo has its own offensive needs to think about. At the same time, the Bills also have plenty to sort out on defense.
That tension is what makes a possible Coleman trade at least worth talking about. Dan Graziano of ESPN recently floated the idea that Buffalo could move him if the right deal comes along, pointing to the possibility that the receiver could help bring back the defensive help the Bills are looking for.
“Wide receiver Keon Coleman. Coleman has played well enough to stay in Buffalo’s short-term and maybe long-term plans.
But I’m not sure this team will trade anyone. So consider this pure speculation that Coleman could be attractive enough to a receiver-needy team to bring back the defensive help Buffalo seeks,” Graziano wrote.
Whether that kind of move ever happens comes down to value. If Buffalo can land a defensive player who can step in and make an impact, then the conversation changes quickly. If not, Coleman’s place in the Bills’ plans may be safer than the speculation suggests.
Either way, the bigger picture is clear: Buffalo has been close to a Super Bowl breakthrough for the past couple of years, and the team still looks positioned to be in that mix again. But with needs on both sides of the ball, the next week or so could shape how the Bills approach the rest of the season.
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