First reported by Cover 1, the Buffalo Bills are making wide receiver Keon Coleman a healthy inactive today against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Coleman hasn’t quite lived up to his status as a second-round draft pick back in 2024, but he is the Bills’ third-leading receiver this season with 330 yards and three touchdowns.
The 6’4’’ massive receiving threat commands a lot of attention from opposing defenses, and now Tampa Bay will be able to shift their focus elsewhere.
In his place, Buffalo signed Mecole Hardman from the practice squad to the active roster, and also elevated the speedy Gabe Davis to the active roster.
Coleman isn’t the only Buffalo receiving threat who isn’t playing Sunday. Tight end Dalton Kincaid, the team's No. 2 receiving threat this season, is out with a hamstring injury.
That means Josh Allen will be without two of his three most productive receiving threats as the Bills take the field with a reshuffled group of weapons.
In addition to Hardman and Davis, Tampa Bay will also have to gameplan for the Bills’ leading receiver Khalil Shakir as well as Josh Palmer. It remains a solid group with plenty of speed that the Buccaneers will need to be wary of.
Despite not living up to lofty expectations, Coleman has still been one of the more productive players for Buffalo’s offense.
His absence means one less threat to worry about for Tampa Bay, and they need any advantage they can get in a key game on the road against a good Bills team.