Stevie Johnson: Keon Coleman can be the best, we're working on how to make it show

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Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman believes he's facing a " make or break " 2026 season and his preparation for it has included work with former Bills star Stevie Johnson. Johnson reached out to Coleman after the end of a disappointing 2025 season for the 2024 second-round pick. Coleman was benched at points for disciplinary reasons and his failure to blossom was singled out by team owner Terry Pegula at a press conference that followed Sean McDermott's firing. Johnson told One Bills Drive that Coleman has been "the opposite" of what he expected before meeting him and called the wideout "a masterful student" who is working on understanding how to carry himself professionally as well as how to give quarterback Josh Allen exactly what he needs on a weekly basis. “He can be the best ," Johnson said. "He can be considered one of the best because he has every tool. He’s got the height, he’s got the size, he’s got the speed. He’s got it so much to the point where people kind of overlook it now. They’ve seen all of the great traits. They just want to see it always on Sunday. And that’s pretty much what we worked on. How to make it show on Sunday.” Johnson said that Coleman being a strong student gives him confidence that he will "put all of his tools together each week and make it happen" and added that the wideout showed he's "mature" by refraining from any angry responses to criticism last year. The Bills have expressed similar confidence in Coleman and the team's offense would welcome that bet paying off.