Analyst has easy Bills choice as summer hot seat candidate

Every offseason, as teams start their work, we see a host of players put under pressure to perform, and the Buffalo Bills this offseason are no different.

Given what transpired last season, you could name three or four players who will enter 2026 with everything to prove as Joe Brady takes the leading role from Sean McDermott.

But who could top the list for Buffalo? If we think a little, it really isn't too hard, as this offseason has already been dominated by talk about this receiver. 

Sports Illustrated's Matt Verderame has compiled a list of players on the summer hot seat, and in Buffalo, he's gone with Keon Coleman.

"Coleman is an obvious name on this list," Verderame wrote. "Since being selected in the second round of the 2024 draft, Coleman has been a disappointment. At times, Coleman has been a healthy inactive due to a lack of production and professionalism, leading Buffalo to spend a second-round pick to acquire veteran DJ Moore from the Bears this offseason."

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Coleman facing career-defining year

That's nothing, Keon, or we didn't know already, though, right?

Two seasons and two years in which Coleman hasn't covered himself in the best light, but it appears he's determined to put it right in 2026 under Brady.

Having gotten the backing from his "new" head coach, Coleman has to produce in a Josh Allen-led offense in a way he hasn't done before in his career. With DJ Moore signed, he's pushed down the pecking order, but Coleman has to find a way to be productive.

Still with two years on his contract, if he doesn't produce in 2026, I can see a scenario where he isn't on the Bills' roster in 2027.

So yeah, 2026 is a big year for Keon.

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