The Buffalo Bills kicked off the second round of the NFL Draft by making a move that many fans thought they would make on the first night, drafting a wide receiver. Instead, Brandon Beane made two trades down out of the first round and started Day 2 by drafting Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman. The First-team All-ACC wideout lands into a great situation with Josh Allen as his quarterback. Hopefully Coleman will be ready for the cold weather in the second half of the season.
Coleman joins a wide receiver room that no longer has Stefon Diggs or Gabe Davis, but that should not worry Bills fans. Coleman has the size and hands to help this offense in the passing game, and if he can work on his separation ability then Coleman should become a fan favorite in Buffalo.
As soon as Coleman steps onto the field for game day, he is set to make franchise history for the Bills.
Going into last season, the NFL opted to allow the number “0” to be worn by players across the league. Former Bills running back Nyheim Hines was set to be the first Buffalo Bill to wear the number, but suffered a non-football injury before the season started that resulted in a torn ACL.
Coleman, who wore #4 in college at Florida State, is set to wear #0 for the Bills’ offense.
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Going into last season, the NFL opted to allow the number “0” to be worn by players across the league. Former Bills running back Nyheim Hines was set to be the first Buffalo Bill to wear the number, but suffered a non-football injury before the season started that resulted in a torn ACL.
Coleman, who wore #4 in college at Florida State, is set to wear #0 for the Bills’ offense. It is a little bit of a new era in Buffalo with Diggs and Davis out of the picture. Allen now has a bigger target who can develop and become a hopeful go-to guy for the future. Getting a guy like Coleman to add to a receiving core that has Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, and Dalton Kincaid means that Beane is looking to have different options for his star quarterback.