{"id":303308,"date":"2025-11-20T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303308\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:15:09","slug":"keon-coleman-expected-to-be-benched-again-by-bills-for-tnf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303308\/","title":{"rendered":"Keon Coleman expected to be benched again by Bills for &#8216;TNF&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bills appear to be giving up on Keon Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 33 pick whom the Bills traded up to land in the second round 2024 NFL Draft is expected to be inactive for the second straight game for Thursday night\u2019s road tilt against the Texans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/XDIHvbzo0_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Cover 1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coleman, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/16\/sports\/bills-make-keon-coleman-a-healthy-scratch-after-missing-meeting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a surprise inactive last week<\/a> against the Buccaneers, appears to have fallen out of favor in Buffalo after coming into the season with a chance to develop into the team\u2019s No. 1 receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman was benched last week for being late to a meeting.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37717092\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/keon-coleman-inactive.jpg\" alt=\"Football player wearing a Bills jersey with the number 0.\" class=\"wp-image-37717092\"  \/>Keon Coleman will be in street clothes again on Thursday night.  AP<\/p>\n<p>Bills coach Sean McDermott said Coleman ran out of strikes with him when discussing last week\u2019s benching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was my decision,\u201d McDermott said after Sunday\u2019s 44-32 win over the Buccaneers. \u201cIt is disappointing, but I still believe in the young man \u2026 I try and give the guys a kind of a strike approach, \u2018Hey, you get a chance to show your teammates that\u2019s not really who you are.\u2019 When it happens again, then I step in. I believe he will learn from it. He takes it seriously. He will move forward in a way of growing from this, and that\u2019s the whole goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coleman tallied eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown in Week 1\u2019s wild comeback win over the Ravens. 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The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>After being benched, Coleman said he and McDermott were \u201con the same page\u201d and took responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing what I\u2019m supposed to do, doing the right things, being where I\u2019m supposed to be \u2026 You can\u2019t make those types of mistakes,\u201d Coleman said. \u201cYou\u2019re a professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37717107\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/keon-coleman.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a Bills cap and sweatshirt at a press conference.\" class=\"wp-image-37717107\"  \/>Sean McDermott says that Keon Coleman needs to be more accountable.  AP<\/p>\n<p>Coleman was also benched at one point during the Bills\u2019 23-20 loss to New England in early October, a game where he also fumbled.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo (7-3) is in a big spot Thursday as it chases the Patriots (9-2) in the AFC East in a season with Super Bowl hopes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bills appear to be giving up on Keon Coleman. 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