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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman hasn’t lived up to expectations thus far, but former Bills wideout Stevie Johnson sees that changing soon.
Johnson worked out with Coleman this offseason, and he liked what he saw. That bodes well for the Bills this season.
"I thought he was going to be immature. I thought he was going to be, not a student of the game, just a very talented player with God-given skills," Johnson said via ESPN's Alaina Getzenberg.
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After all, Coleman has underperformed since the Bills took him with a second-round pick in 2024, which screams unrealized potential. Coleman has 67 receptions for 960 yards and eight touchdowns in his career, which is a good output in one season but definitely on in two seasons.
That said, Johnson saw a locked-in Coleman at the University of San Diego. Johnson, who played for the Bills from 2008 to 2013, saw a young player meeting expectations in workouts.
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"But just right off the bat ... he was locked in, wanting to learn things, open to the constructive criticism. He was asking questions,” Johnson said.
Coleman can now answer questions this season behind wideouts D.J. Moore, Khalil Shakir and Joshua Palmer. It will take strides for Coleman to carve out a niche behind those three, but he can become a reliable target for Bills quarterback Josh Allen, which will make the Bills offense more versatile.
Johnson understands the steps Coleman will need to take. The first two seasons for Johnson were quiet in Buffalo in 2008 and 2009, but he broke through with a 1,000-yard season in 2010. Johnson produced another two 1,000-yard seasons in Buffalo before he finished his career with the San Francisco 49ers and the then-San Diego Chargers.
If Coleman can pull a similar trajectory in 2026, it might go back to those offseason workouts with Johnson in San Diego.
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