Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman was a healthy scratch on Sunday after being benched by coach Sean McDermott due to a disciplinary issue.
Both Coleman and McDermott confirmed that the wideout was late to a team meeting on Friday. This marked Coleman’s second offense of the season, which prompted McDermott to take action and bench the 2024 second-round pick for the game.
“It is disappointing, but I still believe in the young man,” McDermott said. “We get to a certain point, and I’ve got to do something. I try and give the guys a kind of a strike approach. ‘Hey, you get a chance to show your teammates that’s not really who you are.’ When it happens again, then I step in. I believe he will learn from it. He takes it seriously. He will move forward in a way of growing from this, and that’s the whole goal.”
Despite the setback, Coleman has had a productive season so far, with 32 receptions for 330 yards and three touchdowns. He accepted responsibility in a postgame interview with beat reporters, acknowledging the situation.
Coleman said he didn’t believe sitting out the game against the Buccaneers was a lesson in itself. “Mistakes happen; things happen,” he said. “Again, got to be better.”
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