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The Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> have done most of the heavy lifting when it comes to building the roster this offseason, but there\u2019s still one glaring hole on the roster. Wide receiver was expected to be a position the team targeted early in the draft, but they didn\u2019t take one until the sixth round.<\/p>\n There are worries that the Raiders haven\u2019t done enough at wide receiver to set up Fernando Mendoza<\/a> for success. It\u2019s difficult to solve every need in one offseason, so the team could have plans to go after wide receivers next year, but they could also take a chance on a veteran.<\/p>\n The Buffalo Bills<\/a> don\u2019t seem keen on continuing their partnership with former second-round pick Keon Coleman. He\u2019s shown flashes of palymaking ability, but he\u2019s been a bit of a headache off the field. A fresh start might be best for both sides. Ben Solak of ESPN<\/a> pitched a trade that sends Coleman and a 2028 seventh-round pick to Las Vegas for a 2028 fifth-round pick.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Raiders don\u2019t have a big-framed receiver on their roster, which is one of the lone weaknesses of a skill position group that\u2019s otherwise well constructed,\u201d Solak wrote. \u201cColeman would join the depth chart behind Tre Tucker and Jalen Nailor, challenging second-year players Jack Bech and Dont\u2019e Thornton Jr. for snaps. Rookie QB Fernando Mendoza loved to throw back-shoulder balls to big-bodied receivers like Coleman during his time with the Hoosiers.\u201d<\/p>\n Small Price to Pay<\/p>\n Coleman is the type of wide receiver the Raiders need. They don\u2019t have a true X-receiver on the roster. At 6-foot-4, Coleman is perfect to fill that role.<\/p>\n He hasn\u2019t been completely ineffective when he\u2019s actually played. He has 67 catches for 960 yards over two seasons. A fifth-round pick isn\u2019t a high price to play for a 23-year-old wide receiver who still has big-time potential.<\/p>\n New head coach Klint Kubiak is about as no-nonsense as they come, so he could be the kind of coach Coleman needs. If it didn\u2019t work out, the Raiders didn\u2019t give up much, but if he can live up to his draft status, he\u2019d be a big steal for the team.<\/p>\n Bills GM Has Said They Don\u2019t Plan to Trade Coleman<\/p>\n The Bills know that Coleman still has some potential, but they also could be over the headache. For now, general manager Brandon Beane doesn\u2019t plan to trade him.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had some people connect with us in Indy, at least one team there, and a couple between there and the owners meetings. But we shut those down,\u201d Beane said in April on WGR-550, via ESPN<\/a>. \u201cOur intention is for Keon to be here, and so I think the word was kind of out. So, no calls this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve hit the reset button with him, and hopefully the fan base and everyone\u2019s behind him. I think his best year is yet to come here in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n This is a pivotal offseason for Coleman. If he\u2019s late to practices or causes any drama, he\u2019s likely going to be out. He\u2019ll continue to be a player to watch.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAustin Boyd<\/a> has covered the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com since 2019. A Los Angeles native now based in Las Vegas, his featured work at Heavy includes interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes look at “The Shop.” More about Austin Boyd<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Buffalo Bills WR Keon Coleman. 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