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Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is in Buffalo to meet with the Bills on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Valdes-Scantling was released by the Chiefs on Feb. 28, saving the team $12 million against the salary cap.

Schefter noted that the 29-year-old previously visited with the Los Angeles Chargers. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler initially reported the Chargers' interest in the former fifth-round pick during an April 5 appearance on NFL Live (1:00 mark).

After recording 1,807 total receiving yards from 2020 through 2022, Valdes-Scantling failed to live up to expectations with Kansas City in 2023. Despite appearing in 16 games, he hauled in just 21 catches for 315 yards and a touchdown.

Still, he's proven to be a capable deep threat and could rejuvenate his career by playing alongside Josh Allen in Buffalo's high-powered offense. The Bills' wide receiver room already looks vastly different compared to 2023, as Gabe Davis joined the Jacksonville Jaguars on a three-year deal in free agency.

Less than a month later, Buffalo traded star wideout Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. The Bills packaged Diggs with a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-rounder in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection.

While general manager Brandon Beane mitigated the losses by selecting former Florida State receiver Keon Coleman in the second round of the 2024 draft, Buffalo could still use some depth at the position.

The Chargers have also dealt with offseason losses of their own, releasing Mike Williams before the start of the new league year and trading franchise icon Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears on March 14.

As the Bills attempt to win their fifth consecutive AFC East crown, they could add Valdes-Scantling to help stretch the field and prevent him from heading to another playoff contender such as Los Angeles.

The Buffalo Bills weren't overly concerned with Keon Coleman's showing in the 40-yard dash, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Coleman posted a time of 4.61 seconds at the NFL Scouting Combine, which was the second-slowest among the wideouts who took part. Fowler reported succinctly on SportsCenter that the Bills "really don't care."

"That's considered slow, but this is a major athlete," Fowler said. "I even saw the other day some of his basketball high school highlights. Crazy athlete. They believe his contested catch ability, his size, that Josh Allen just kind of tossing 30-40 yards down field he can muscle people, cornerbacks, and get those extra yards. They believe that they've got something here."

Between the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Coleman had 1,456 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns on 108 catches. A lot of college football fans may still remember his performance in Florida State's season-opening win over LSU, when he finished with nine catches for 122 yards and three scores.

The 6'3" receiver was the No. 22 overall player and ranked fifth at his position in Bleacher Report's final big board. B/R NFL scout Derrik Klassen described him as "a throwback X receiver."

"For teams looking for a top target outside the numbers, he fits the bill," Klassen wrote. "Coleman's physicality and ball skills give him a high floor, and he has just enough pop down the field and with the ball in his hands to be a real difference-maker."

Coleman will be shouldering big expectations with the Bills looking to replace four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs. Buffalo will hope it struck the lottery in the same way the Minnesota Vikings did when they tabbed Justin Jefferson to succeed Diggs in 2020.

Frank Gore Jr. is ready to prove his doubters wrong during his rookie season.

Gore was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft but would eventually find a home with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent. 257 players, including 20 running backs, did hear their names called during the draft weekend.

During his first media appearance Friday during rookie mini camp, Gore spoke about how the experience has motivated him.

"It pushed me a lot," Gore told reporters. "I feel like there's no way 257 people [were] better than me in this draft, but now that that process is over, I'm a Bill. I'm here to compete and I'm here to push my teammates and push the running back room and try to get on special teams."

Gore is the son of five-time Pro Bowler Frank Gore, who notably played one season with Buffalo in 2019. His father rushed for 16,000 yards, and now Gore will try to live up to that legendary career.

He played four seasons for Southern Miss, rushing for 4,022 yards and 26 touchdowns while also recording 692 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He was rated as the No. 296 overall player and the No. 25 running back in the 2024 NFL Draft by Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department.

He enters a Bills team that already had James Cook, Ray Davis, Ty Johnson and Darrynton Evans on the depth chart. Davis was notably a fourth-round pick in the 2024 Draft.

Still, Gore said he is "here to prove people wrong" and will get the chance to potentially do so for a team that has won four consecutive AFC East titles.

After sharing his jacket-buying philosophy during his introductory press conference last month, Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman received a bevy of coats from Nike this week.

Coleman took to social media to post a video of himself unboxing a care package from Nike, which included three puffy coats in various colors:

The 2024 second-round pick out of Florida State wore a yellow puffy coat when first addressing the media in Buffalo, and went viral when he explained that he bought the coat from Macy's and got it in on sale by shopping out of season during the summer:

Now, Coleman will have plenty of coats to choose from when he braves the harsh Buffalo winter during the upcoming season.

Although Coleman is from Louisiana and played his college football at Florida State last season, he previously spent two seasons at Michigan State, so the cold won't be anything new to him.

What is new, however, is the dynamic that the 6'3", 213-pound wideout brings to the Buffalo offense.

Throughout quarterback Josh Allen's tenure with the Bills, he has never had a big, physical wide receiver on the outside who he could count on to make contested catches and win 50-50 balls.

Coleman did that regularly during his collegiate career and was a big play waiting to happen at FSU last season, scoring 11 touchdowns.

The Bills' receiving corps underwent some significant changes this offseason, as No. 1 wideout Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans and No. 2 receiver Gabriel Davis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency.

Buffalo signed Curtis Samuel in free agency and slot receiver Khalil Shakir is expected to take another step forward after emerging last season, but the biggest key to the Bills' offensive success in 2024 may be Coleman.

If Coleman steps in and makes an instant impact as a starting receiver, the Bills figure to maintain their position as the team to beat in the AFC East and a Super Bowl contender.

Buffalo Bills 2024 fourth-round draft pick Ray Davis reportedly could make a significant fantasy football impact as a rookie.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, an anonymous veteran NFL scout sees Davis having a key role with the Bills during his debut season, saying: "Great complement to [James] Cook and should get a lot of goal-line and short-yardage work, which should result in some touchdowns."

Fowler noted that Davis runs with power thanks to his 5'8", 211-pound frame, giving him a much different body type than the Bills' No. 1 running back in Cook, who is listed at 5'11" and 190 pounds.

Davis was a well-traveled player in college, spending time at Temple, Vanderbilt and Kentucky, and having at least one season with 1,000 or more yards from scrimmage at each of those schools.

As a freshman at Temple in 2019, Davis rushed for 936 yards and eight touchdowns, and also had 15 receptions for 181 yards and two scores.

In 2022, Davis racked up 1,042 yards and five touchdowns on the ground to go along with 29 catches for 169 yards and three more touchdowns at Vandy.

Last season, Davis set career highs across the board as a senior at Kentucky, rushing for 1,129 yard and 14 touchdowns, and averaging 5.7 yards per carry. He added 33 receptions for 323 yards and another seven receiving touchdowns as well.

While Davis is an older prospect by NFL draft standards at 24, his production was too great for the Bills to ignore, as they took him with the No. 128 overall pick.

Cook, who was the Bills' second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, figures to be the clear starter in 2024 after earning Pro Bowl honors last season.

The former Georgia standout averaged 4.7 yards per carry and was fourth in the league in rushing yardage with 1,122 yards. He was also a huge factor in the passing game with 44 catches for 445 yards, plus he had six total touchdowns.

Cook was more of a yardage accumulator than a touchdown scorer, as the Bills usually opted to the put the ball in quarterback Josh Allen's hands near the goal line, as evidenced by his 15 rushing touchdowns.

Allen's size, strength and athleticism will undoubtedly continue to make him a preferred red-zone option, but Davis can help take some of the pressure off of both him and Cook.

With journeyman Ty Johnson seemingly ticketed for the No. 3 running back role, Davis has a clear path to RB2 as a rookie, and that should be a fantasy-relevant spot in the Bills' high-octane offense.

New Buffalo Bills wide receiver Chase Claypool's number will remind fans of a certain former wide receiver.

Claypool is listed as No. 14 on the Bills' official website, the same number that four-time Pro Bowl receiver Stefon Diggs wore during his four years in Buffalo.

The Bills traded Diggs to the Houston Texans along with a 2024 sixth round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick on April 3, receiving a 2025 second-round selection in return.

As for Claypool, he signed a one-year deal with Buffalo on Friday after appearing in 12 games with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins during the 2023 season. The former second-round pick has struggled to stand out following a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers in Nov. 2022.

After recording 1,733 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in his first two seasons in the NFL, Claypool has racked up a mere 528 yards and two touchdowns in two years since. The No. 14 is a fresh start for the 25-year-old, who hadn't worn the number in each of his previous stops as well as his college days at Notre Dame.

While Diggs' 2023 production didn't measure up to his first three seasons in Buffalo, he still hauled in 107 catches for 1,183 yards and eight touchdowns. He helped the Bills' offense become one of the league's best, with the team making the playoffs in all four years that he spent with the organization.

Although the Bills appear to be ready to move on, Claypool will need to compete for a roster spot after Buffalo selected Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

The Buffalo Bills announced Friday that they signed wide receiver Chase Claypool to a one-year contract.

Claypool's arrival adds some much-needed receiver depth in the wake of the Bills trading four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans this offseason.

Buffalo also addressed wideout during the 2024 NFL draft, selecting Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman with the No. 33 overall pick in the second round.

Claypool, 25, split the 2023 season with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins. He recorded just eight receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown between the two stops, continuing a shocking downward spiral.

The Notre Dame product burst onto the scene in 2020 and looked every bit the part of a dynamic playmaker. He caught 62 passes for 873 yards and nine touchdowns while adding two more scores on the ground. The Pittsburgh Steelers, known for plucking receivers from the middle rounds of the draft, appeared to have found another gem.

Claypool struggled to build on his breakout rookie season in 2021 but still put up solid numbers, compiling 59 receptions for 860 yards and two scores.

The following two seasons have been nothing but an unmitigated disaster.

Claypool fell out of favor in Pittsburgh and was shipped to the Bears midway through the 2022 season, but did next to nothing in Chicago. He accumulated just 18 catches in 10 games with the team before being traded again to Miami, where he essentially never saw the field.

In Buffalo, Claypool will have a chance to compete for a roster spot, although it is difficult to envision him ascending above Coleman, Curtis Samuel, Khalil Shakir or even Mack Hollins in the pecking order.

After getting selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft, rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman clarified the narrative that he doesn't have a healthy diet.

On the heels of the Bills using the No. 33 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on the former Florida State wideout, videos surfaced featuring Coleman discussing his go-to orders at McDonald's and Waffle House:

Coleman's robust McDonald's order went viral, as he noted that he liked to have two Hot 'n Spicy McChicken sandwiches with cheese, a medium fry, a 10-piece Chicken McNugget and an Oreo McFlurry before games.

However, speaking Tuesday to former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III on his RG3 and The Ones podcast, presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, Coleman made it clear that he views McDonald's and fast food as occasional treats rather than a regular part of his diet (beginning at the 11:40 mark):

Coleman said the narrative that he eats poorly regularly is "cap," and the result of people cherrypicking clips from his interviews.

The 6'3", 213-pound receiver admitted to enjoying fast food about once a week, but suggested he primarily eats home-cooked meals and noted that his weight is "consistent."

Coleman concluded by saying that the one guilty pleasure he does enjoy on a daily basis is cookies 'n' cream ice cream.

Whatever Coleman has been putting into his body has undoubtedly fueled him properly, as he established himself as one of the top wide receivers in the 2024 NFL draft over the course of his three-year collegiate career.

The 20-year-old Coleman started at Michigan State, playing for both the football and basketball teams before transferring to Florida State for the 2023 season.

Coleman emerged as a favorite target of quarterback Jordan Travis last season, recording 50 receptions for 658 yards and a team-leading 11 touchdowns as part of a Seminoles squad that went 13-1.

In Buffalo, Coleman will have some big shoes to fill, as the Bills drafted him after trading star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans on the heels of Diggs making four consecutive Pro Bowls.

Coleman may not be asked to be quarterback Josh Allen's No. 1 target right away, but he will have a key role as a rookie alongside tight end Dalton Kincaid, running back James Cook and wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir.

Many NFL fans were introduced to new Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman through his now-viral introductory press conference, in which he spoke about shopping at Macy's, his love of Waffle House and scoring imaginary touchdowns at Highmark Stadium.

On Tuesday, Robert Griffin III's interview with Coleman on RG3 and The Ones dropped, and the two discussed a number of different topics.

Coleman further explained that he shops at Macy's one or two seasons ahead for the discounts (e.g. getting winter coats in the summertime). When Griffin asked if he had any other shopping gems to share, Coleman declined with a smile, saying that they had to stay gems for a reason and they were for him to keep.

During his introductory presser, Coleman made mention that the statistics say he wasn't supposed to make it to the NFL. Griffin asked Coleman about that, and he elaborated. The ex-Florida State wideout explained that the last player to make the NFL from his hometown was former New Orleans wide receiver Devery Henderson, who entered the league in 2004.

"There's a lot of guys who's probably better athletes than me—I doubt it—but you know, they got a lot of guys in that area of expertise, they're very athletic, fast, can jump high and ball. But they either never get the chance, or when they do get the chance, they don't have the right guidance...they don't have their heads screwed on right. Different paths lead down different roads. So they end up taking the wrong one, and they never make it out. And it happens so much, it's like the statistics don't favor you doing what I'm doing, it don't happen."

Coleman also praised his mother and brothers and the rest of his support staff for helping him get to where he is today.

On another note, Coleman clarified that he's not eating Waffle House and McDonald's every day, even though his passion for both establishments shone during his introductory press conference. Coleman said he eats McDonald's once a week. He did say that he eats ice cream every day (with a vanilla cone mixed in here and there) but noted that he and the rest of his family can cook.

Ultimately, Coleman's an easy player to like and root for, and he'll be thrust into the spotlight right away in Western New York as the Bills remake their entire wide receiver room. Those imaginary touchdowns Coleman scored could very well turn into real ones early and often in 2024.