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The\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0headed 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\u00a0Keon Coleman\u00a0was a healthy scratch for Week 11\u2019s matchup against the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it turns out that absence was due to the young wideout being late to a team meeting on Friday.<\/p>\n
Bills head coach\u00a0Sean McDermott\u00a0and his coaching staff clearly won\u2019t tolerate that kind of behavior and will use Coleman to set an example for his teammates in the final stretch of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n
GettyHead coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n
After the Bills were able to get the win over the Bucs on Sunday, McDermott spoke to the media and addressed the benching of Coleman.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was late for a team meeting,\u201d McDermott said during his\u00a0postgame press conference. \u201cThat was my decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time Coleman has been late to a meeting this season, which obviously makes this that much more concerning for the Bills. McDermott asked about how frustrating it must be to deal with that kind of behavior from the 22-year-old wide receiver.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is disappointing, but I still believe in the young man,\u201d McDermott said of Coleman. \u201cWe get to a certain point, and I\u2019ve got to do something. I try and give the guys a kind of a strike approach. \u2018Hey, you get a chance to show your teammates that\u2019s not really who you are.\u2019 When it happens again, then I step in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe he will learn from it. He takes it seriously. He will move forward in a way of growing from this, and that\u2019s the whole goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even though Coleman was stuck on the sideline for the matchup against Tampa Bay, McDermott still has faith in the talented wideout and believes he\u2019ll turn things around moving forward, which bodes well for his future in Buffalo if he can adjust his habits.<\/p>\n
GettyKeon Coleman #0 of the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n
Fortunately for Buffalo, the Bills were able to beat a very good Bucs team, with superstar quarterback\u00a0Josh Allen\u00a0outplaying\u00a0Baker Mayfield. Allen may have thrown two interceptions, but he played out of his mind in every other aspect, scoring six total touchdowns.<\/p>\n
As for Coleman, the second-year wide receiver was asked after the game about his getting benched. The Florida State product seems to have gotten the message from McDermott.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust got to be better,\u201d Coleman said. \u201cBetter on my end. \u2026 I\u2019ve\u00a0got to be better, doing what I\u2019m supposed to do, doing the right things. \u2026 Again, mistakes happen. Things happen. Again, I got to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n
This was pretty bad timing for Coleman, as he was targeted eight times, which is the second-highest total since the season opener (11), in the loss to the\u00a0Miami Dolphins. He finished with three receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n
Even though the Bills are high on Coleman, the young wideout hasn\u2019t had a great season up to this point, as he\u2019s struggled to take that next step in his sophomore campaign.<\/p>\n
It\u2019ll be interesting to see how Coleman bounces back and whether he\u2019s able to make it up to his teammates and the coaching staff.<\/p>\n
The Dallas Cowboys made one of the most ruthless roster moves of cutdown day, releasing a young cornerback just hours after his teammates had gathered to celebrate his birthday.<\/p>\n
The decision came as part of the NFL\u2019s 53-man deadline, when tough calls across the league leave dreams hanging by a thread. For the Cowboys, a crowded cornerback room and the emergence of younger playmakers forced them to act without sentiment.<\/p>\n
That action landed on Robert Rochell, a defensive back once viewed as a depth piece with special teams upside. Signed to provide veteran insurance in camp, Rochell ultimately found himself the odd man out in Dan Quinn\u2019s evolving defensive plans.<\/p>\n
In a statement that resonated across social media, Rochell admitted the timing left him devastated:\u00a0\u201cThree hours earlier I was blowing out candles with my Cowboys teammates, believing I had earned my place here. Then the call came \u2014 cut on my birthday, the biggest shock of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n