The Buffalo Bills seem relatively content to move forward with Keon Coleman, who apparently is taking a productive, solid approach to his offseason.
But it still wouldn't surprise anyone if the Bills trade the former second-round WR before the 2026 NFL season arrives.
A logical time to do so, if the Bills want to, is around the 2026 NFL Draft. That's when pick valuations are very clear, making things a bit simpler.
ESPN's Bill Barnwell could see it happening -- in a new article on Monday, he projects that the Bills could make a deal with the Tennessee Titans involving Coleman.
This is the proposal that Barnwell suggests:
Bills get: 2-35, 3-66
Titans get: 1-26, 5-168, WR Keon Coleman
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That upgrade from the 168th pick to the 66th pick for Buffalo would be a strong one, although some fans would look at this and wonder if Coleman has to be involved at all for those other four picks to add up.
The Bills would end up without a first-round pick this season if they made this deal.
"After trading that second-round pick to the Bears for DJ Moore, Bills general manager Brandon Beane should be looking to move down from No. 26 and add a Day 2 pick," Barnwell writes. "He can sweeten the pot by including Coleman. Though Joe Brady has said that he values Coleman and thinks that the third-year wide receiver can continue to grow in a Bills uniform, ownership publicly trashing Coleman in that memorable postseason news conference tells you how the most important person in the building sees the 2024 second-round pick. This trade values Coleman as a fourth-rounder, which feels about right for a player who hasn't consistently impressed so far as a pro."
It's a fair point from Barnwell -- the Bills don't have a second-round pick right now, so 26th versus 35th isn't that different, and adding 66 essentially makes up for the lack of an initial second-rounder.
The Titans would have a chance to pair Coleman with young QB Cam Ward and see if they can grow together. It's likely a risk worth taking for Tennessee, particularly because it also comes with a move back into the first round.
"More importantly, perhaps, Titans GM Mike Borgonzi would jump ahead of the many teams that are evaluating edge rushers at the bottom of Round 1, including his former employers in Kansas City," Barnwell writes. "I also wonder if the Titans could be thinking about adding an offensive lineman here, another position the Chiefs (and others) could be targeting in the final few picks of Day 1."
Could this deal work out for both sides? It surely could. And then it'd just be a question of what Coleman would do with his new surroundings.
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