6:02 pm | August 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
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The Buffalo Bills are acquiring receiver Corey Coleman from the Cleveland Browns for a draft pick, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Sunday.
Coleman, 24, was the No. 15 overall pick of the 2016 draft by the Browns. He was selected after the Browns sent the No. 2 overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles as part of a trade in which the Eagles selected quarterback Carson Wentz .
The Bills were in need of help at wide receiver despite the return of 2017 second-round pick Zay Jones from the non-football injury list Sunday after offseason knee surgery.
Bills coach Sean McDermott said Sunday that there was a “time and place” for Kelvin Benjamin’s critical comments about the Panthers, but “this was not one of them.”
Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins said Saturday that he’s exchanged text messages with teammate Josh Gordon, who hasn’t reported to camp, and that Gordon is “in good spirits.” Higgins says the team will support Gordon when he does return.
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Buffalo entered training camp with Kelvin Benjamin as its top receiver but questions down the rest of its depth chart.
In place of Jones through the first week of training camp, the Bills rotated a group of receivers with the first team, including Andre Holmes , Malachi Dupre , Brandon Reilly and undrafted rookie Robert Foster. They also have used Jeremy Kerley as a slot receiver.
Coleman played in nine games last season for the Browns, making eight starts. He caught 23 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns, missing seven games with a hand injury.
As a rookie, Coleman started all 10 games in which he played, catching 33 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns.
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