Keon Coleman is trying to move past criticism as roster pressure builds

ORCHARD PARK - The noise surrounding Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman has hardly abated from the moment team owner Terry Pegula uttered his name at the now infamous press conference following the firing of Sean McDermott. You remember that day, right? President/general manager Brandon Beane was asked a rather innocuous question about the wide receiver position which let the Bills down in 2025, particularly Coleman, and Pegula interrupted Beane before he could answer.

“I’ll address the Keon situation; the coaching staff pushed to draft Keon,” Pegula said. “I’m not saying Brandon wouldn’t have drafted him, but he wasn’t his next choice. That was Brandon being a team player and taking advice of his coaching staff who felt strongly about the player.

He’s taken, for some reason, heat over it, and not saying a word about it, but I’m here to tell you the true story. ” Now, to anyone reading between the lines, that sure seemed as if Pegula felt like it was a mistake at the time, and certainly a mistake in hindsight, to have selected Coleman with the first pick of the second round in the 2024 draft. And looking at Coleman’s first two seasons, filled with inconsistency on the field and immaturity off the field, it wasn’t like Pegula didn’t have a valid reason to question the decision, regardless of who made it.

What Keon Coleman said as questions followed him to OTAs Tuesday, Coleman met with reporters following an OTA session at One Bills Drive for the first time since Pegula tossed that match into the puddle of gasoline, and naturally, the subject was broached. “I don’t got nothing to say about that,” Coleman said. “My job is just come out here and play football.