4 Buffalo Bills games in 2024 that could define Keon Coleman’s rookie season

On paper, there’s no doubt that the Bills have one of the toughest schedules in the league, but I feel like that’s the conversation we’ve been having every year for the past few seasons. The AFC East is a tough division, with three teams with real chances to win the title. Yet the Bills consistently find a way to outpace them and claim the crown. Will they be able to do it again in 2024?

That might be a bigger question heading into the 2024 season than in recent years. Gone are mainstays Jordan Poyer, Tre’Davious White and maybe Micah Hyde, but the biggest change came on the offensive side of the ball when the Bills traded wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. Bills fans expected the Bills to draft a receiver, but when the trade declined, the expectation became drafting two receivers.

The latter didn’t happen to the surprise of many fans, but they used their first pick in the draft, 33rd overall, to select Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman. Coleman’s already controversial status among fans reached a new level after his disappointing 40-yard performance at the combine. Yet after his selection, Bills Mafia began to see Coleman’s personality shine through with several videos that went viral and earned the nickname Keon “Cookie” Coleman.

Coleman wouldn’t be the first Bills player to have that nickname. Some older Bills fans remember running back Cookie Gilchrist, who was one of the best running backs in Bills history, helping the team win the 1964 AFL championship. the new “Cookie” in town is a sign of things to come for the Buffalo Bills. But before we get to that, the Bills have a 17-game challenge to get through, and I have four in mind that will define Coleman’s rookie season.