No one was anticipating that after just two years, the Buffalo Bills' relationship with Keon Coleman would have come to this.
But the talented-but-erratic wide receiver out of Florida State now appears to be a legitimate trade candidate.
ESPN's Bill Barnwell listed him among his top WR trade possibilities of the offseason in a new article on Thursday.
Maybe most notably, Barnwell laid out what Coleman might get the Bills back in a trade.
"The Commanders received a third-round pick (and moved a fifth-rounder) when they sent Jahan Dotson to the Eagles, while the Cowboys sent a fourth-round pick to the Panthers for Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round selection," Barnwell writes. "The Bills should be able to get something in line with the latter price for Coleman, with teams betting they can get more out of his size and contested-catch ability than Buffalo."
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Coleman had a rough 2025, being benched multiple times for being late to team meetings.
His 2024 second-round selection was also essentially blamed on the fired coach Sean McDermott during owner Terry Pegula's press conference on Wednesday.
The implication that the remaining GM-turned-president of football operations Brandon Beane didn't actually want Coleman makes a trade seem more forthcoming.
"Coleman still has two years left on his rookie deal and will make $3.8 million between 2026 and 2027, most of which is already guaranteed," Barnwell writes. "That's a pittance for a player whom teams saw as a Day 2 pick heading into the 2024 draft, which is why there will be interest if the Bills do decide that a fresh start is best for all parties involved. Given that owner Terry Pegula seemed to blame the decision to draft Coleman on fired coach Sean McDermott during an explosive news conference Wednesday, it's safe to say that Coleman's better off getting out of Buffalo."
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The Bills won't even be able to get back the value they spent on Coleman, and it's partly his fault that he might be viewed as slightly damaged goods, but Buffalo hasn't helped the cause on this one, either.
It'll be a fascinating case to see how it plays out this offseason.
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