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Keon Coleman
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keon Coleman (born May 17, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and Florida State Seminoles.
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Early life
Coleman attended Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, Louisiana. He played both football and basketball in high school. He committed to Michigan State University to play college football and college basketball.[1][2][3]
College career
As a true freshman at Michigan State in 2021, Coleman played in 10 games and had seven receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown.[4][5] After the season, he played in six games for the school's basketball team.[6][7] As a sophomore in 2022, he became a starter and led the team in receiving yards.[8] He transferred to Florida State to play for the Seminoles in 2023. He was named First Team All-ACC at the wide receiver, all-purpose, specialist positions, joining Will Shipley as the only college football players to earn first-team honors at three positions.[9][10] On December 21, 2023, Coleman declared for the 2024 NFL draft, skipping Florida State's matchup with Georgia in the Orange Bowl after the team was not selected for the College Football Playoff despite an undefeated record.[11]
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Coleman was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 33rd pick of the 2024 NFL draft. The Bills, who initially held the 28th selection, traded down several spots from the first round.[14] Coleman signed his four-year rookie contract with the Bills on June 12, 2024.[15]
In his first professional game, Coleman led the Bills in receiving yards and receptions during a 34–28 Week 1 win over the Arizona Cardinals, catching four of five targets for 51 yards.[16] In Week 3, Coleman caught his first career touchdown in a 47–10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite being forced to sit out the first quarter for being late to a team meeting that week.[17] In Week 7, Coleman recorded his first 100-yard receiving game against the Tennessee Titans, catching four passes for 125 yards in the 34-10 victory. The performance earned Coleman the Rookie of the Week award.[18] Coleman injured his wrist during the Bills' week 9 game against the Miami Dolphins as he was hit by Dolphins safety and former Bill Jordan Poyer, with the play drawing a personal foul penalty on Miami and helping set up the Bills' game-winning field goal. The injury caused Coleman to miss several weeks.[19] He finished his rookie season with 29 receptions for 556 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games.[20]
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