The Buffalo Bills are heading into the season with plenty of eyes on them, and one of the more intriguing questions centers on what first-year head coach Joe Brady might do with the roster he inherited after years under Sean McDermott.
That uncertainty has now spilled into trade chatter. In a Friday piece, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report floated a bold idea that would send Josh Allen target Keon Coleman to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a conditional 2027 fifth-round pick.
The logic on San Francisco’s side is pretty clear. Knox pointed to the 49ers’ issues at wide receiver, noting, “They brought back Deebo Samuel and signed Mike Evans, but they also lost Jauan Jennings in free agency and Ricky Pearsall to season-ending injured reserve (PCL).”
For Buffalo, the move would come down to whether Coleman is truly part of the long-term plan. Knox wrote that Brady may need to weigh the possibility if Coleman struggles and “create more opportunities for 2025 free-agent addition Joshua Palmer and rookie Skyler Bell.”
He also suggested that moving Coleman could open a new path for the receiver elsewhere, saying, “A trade could help create those opportunities while giving Coleman a new chance in Kyle Shanahan's offense.”
Coleman’s rookie production wasn’t empty, but it also wasn’t enough to make him untouchable. He finished last season with 38 catches for 404 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 13 games. Those are the kinds of numbers that can keep a player in the conversation - and, in the right deal, make him available too.
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