Cleveland Browns continue to trade away their former first-round picks. On Saturday, they confirmed that they had traded wide receiver Corey Coleman, 15 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, to the Buffalo Bills. In exchange, Bills will send a seventh-round pick in 2020 draft to Cleveland. Bills’ confirmed the trade on their official social media.
Looking forward to @TheCoreyColeman in red, white and blue! 🔥 #GoBills pic.twitter.com/80Yma7dAzv
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) August 6, 2018
“It hadn’t worked out in Cleveland probably the way he thought when he was drafted or the way they thought when they drafted him in the first round,” – said Bills general manager Brandon Beane after the trade. “So it’s a fresh start for him to come in here and compete. He’s not gonna automatically get anything. He’s gotta come in here and compete.”
Bills’ were looking for reinforcement to their receiving core for a while now. Kelvin Benjamin emerged as their top receiver in the training camp, while the 2017 second-round pick Zay Jones should be ready for the start of the season. Still, the team wasn’t satisfied with how to rest of the group performed and decided to add Corey Coleman to the mix.
Despite being a productive college player, Coleman couldn’t translate his game to the pros. In his rookie season, he managed to catch 33 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games he played. Last season, he missed seven games due to an injury and played eight in which he had 23 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns.
