Corey Coleman‘s brief tenure in Buffalo has come to an end. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports (via Twitter) that the Bills are releasing the wideout.
Following a pair of underwhelming seasons in Cleveland, Coleman was traded to the Bills earlier this month for a seventh-rounder. The move seemed to be of little risk for the Bills, who were hoping the receiver would show some of the promise that made him a 15th-overall pick in 2016 draft. However, he 24-year-old didn’t end up showing a whole lot in the preseason with his new team, hauling in only three receptions for seven yards.
After being traded at the beginning of the preseason, Coleman seemingly didn’t have enough time to crack Buffalo’s roster. With the wideout out of the picture, any one of Andre Holmes, Jeremy Kerley, or Kaelin Clay could push for the third receiver spot behind Kelvin Benjamin and Zay Jones.
Coleman had shown intermittent promise during his time with the Browns, although he had only managed to compile 56 receptions for 718 yards and five touchdowns in 19 career games. The former Baylor standout struggled with injuries — most notably, two hand breaks — and he saw the GM who drafted him ousted last year. Coleman was signed through the 2019 season and would have been under Bills control through 2020 via the fifth-year option.
Of course, considering Coleman’s brilliance in college, some time will surely take a shot at the wide receiver now that he’s a free agent. There are presumably plenty of receiver-needy teams that would be willing to sign the 5-foot-11, 185-pound wideout.
Great trade
Heading to New England
Was thinking the same thing.
And will be a success.
Just like Kenny Britt, Eric Decker and a list of others recently that did nothing in NE
Coleman is a good WR. I’ve watched many browns games. Hue Jackson doesn’t like him and doesn’t like anyone associated with Sashi Brown. I hope Coleman does well in NE and this would he would be a good sign for the Pats.
And he would be a good pick up*
None of that explains why he was cut by the Bills…
Ask the Bills?
If you saw him on ‘Hard Knocks,’ the kid seems to have an entitled attitude. In order to right any ship, regardless of talent, you can’t enable the cancerous attitude. Traded and cut? I think he’s the problem, not the coach.
You make that assumption on a 3 minute clip from a highly edited show? Haha ok. “He’s immature bc I saw 3 minutes of a TV show”.
No. I’m making the assumption based on the fact that he was dealt for a 7th round pick and then cut by another team in short order. One doesn’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. The clip is just a sample.
Bills announced the reasoning for cutting him was his attitude the moment he arrived. Like I said…
Most NFL players have an entitled attitude. They are trained from a young age. He’s no different than 85% of the league. Hard to evaluate receivers in Cleveland.
You must be confused with watching him on Madden. He’s not mature enough to play in the NFL and is made of glass.
God I hope not. Guy couldn’t crack the Browns or Bills lineups.
Jacksonville or Dallas will take a look at him.
Cowboys!!!
Cowboys should take a look! Dumb not to