Keon Coleman’s preposterous catch offers a glimpse of what he could mean for Bills
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Keon Coleman’s preposterous catch offers a glimpse of what he could mean for Bills
Perhaps few players entered the 2026 NFL season under a bigger microscope than Buffalo Bills WR Keon Coleman.
After two underwhelming seasons with the Bills, after Buffalo selected him with the 33rd overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, owner Terry Pegula put enormous pressure on the wide receiver at a press conference announcing the firing of head coach Sean McDermott. Speaking about the roster construction, Pegula addressed the wide receiver specifically:
“Can I interrupt? I’ll address the Keon situation,” Pegula said. “The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon. 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 this 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.”
With those words, under the bus — and microscope — went Coleman.
Coleman’s production through the first three weeks of the 2026 NFL has been mixed at best. He caught six passes in Buffalo’s Week 2 win over the Detroit Lions, but was held to just a single reception in a Week 1 win over the Houston Texans, and another single reception in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
But two receptions against the New England Patriots illustrated just what he could offer Buffalo and quarterback Josh Allen.
Take this first catch, as he makes a tough adjustment on a corner route to secure the reception:
This twisting catch was certain to see Coleman featured on any post-game highlight reel, but w hat he did in the fourth quarter was even better.
Some might say it is a Catch of the Year candidate:
Somehow Coleman pulls in this throw from Allen, moving the chains on a critical 3rd-and-6 situation early in the fourth quarter of a tight contest against the Patriots. Here is another look at the circus catch from the Bills wide receiver:
Those types of receptions like this will earn the trust of both Allen, and the rest of the Buffalo coaching staff.
And that trust showed up minutes later, as Coleman pulled in the go-ahead touchdown for the Bills:
That is certainly some trust from Allen.
And maybe even a few people in the Owner’s Box now trust Coleman as well.
Perhaps few players entered the 2026 NFL season under a bigger microscope than Buffalo Bills WR Keon Coleman.
After two underwhelming seasons with the Bills, after Buffalo selected him with the 33rd overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, owner Terry Pegula put enormous pressure on the wide receiver at a press conference announcing the firing of head coach Sean McDermott. Speaking about the roster construction, Pegula addressed the wide receiver specifically:
“Can I interrupt? I’ll address the Keon situation,” Pegula said. “The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon. 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 this 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.”
With those words, under the bus — and microscope — went Coleman.
Coleman’s production through the first three weeks of the 2026 NFL has been mixed at best. He caught six passes in Buffalo’s Week 2 win over the Detroit Lions, but was held to just a single reception in a Week 1 win over the Houston Texans, and another single reception in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
But two receptions against the New England Patriots illustrated just what he could offer Buffalo and quarterback Josh Allen.
Take this first catch, as he makes a tough adjustment on a corner route to secure the reception:
Keon Coleman went up to get that one@NEvsBUF on CBS/Paramount+Stream on @NFLPlus
Somehow Coleman pulls in this throw from Allen, moving the chains on a critical 3rd-and-6 situation early in the fourth quarter of a tight contest against the Patriots. Here is another look at the circus catch from the Bills wide receiver:
