US EditionBills WR Keon Coleman's Struggles Lead to Him Being Inactive vs. Buccaneers
Keon Coleman is inactive for disciplinary reasons after missing a team meeting; the Bills activated Gabe Davis and Mecole Hardman Jr. for the Week 11 game.
- On Nov 16, 2025, the Buffalo Bills made Keon Coleman a healthy scratch for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he missed a Friday team meeting, sources said the decision was disciplinary and not performance-related.
- Having been benched before for timeliness, Coleman faced scrutiny after a Week 5 benching for lateness, with Sean McDermott saying, `I can promise you it gets addressed when it isn't where it needs to be.`
- Through nine games, Coleman has 32 receptions on 49 targets for 330 yards and three touchdowns, with last week vs. Miami yielding three catches for 46 yards and a touchdown.
- The Bills replaced Coleman with Gabe Davis and Mecole Hardman Jr., reshaping the receiver room for Week 11, after Coleman was listed as inactive, sources said.
- This marks a career-first healthy scratch for Coleman, as McDermott framed the move as accountability: `We expect more, and he has shown growth this year, he has`, McDermott said.
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The Buffalo Bills headed into one of the biggest games of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday without a notable name on the field for the offense. Wide receiver Keon Coleman was a healthy scratch for Week 11’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it turns out that absence was due to the young wideout being late to a team meeting on Friday.Bills head coach Sean McDermott and his coaching staff clearly won’t tolerate that kind of behavior and w…
Bills make Keon Coleman a healthy scratch after missing meeting in receiver shakeup
Keon Coleman’s underwhelming sophomore season continues to hit new lows. The Bills’ second-year wideout is a healthy scratch for Sunday’s Week 11 home game against the Buccaneers after he missed a team meeting Friday morning, according to ESPN. Despite a string of mediocre performances, the Bills (6-3) originally planned to play Coleman, 22, but shifted...
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Bills receiver Keon Coleman's on-field struggles lead to him being inactive against Buccaneers
Bills receiver Keon Coleman is in the doghouse again, with the second-year player listed as inactive for Buffalo’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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New York UpstateSean McDermott sends message as Buffalo Bills make Keon Coleman inactive vs. Buccaneers
Orchard Park, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills sent a clear message to wide receiver Keon Coleman by making him inactive for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers.
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