Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr unleashes scathing assessment of Bills' Keon Coleman

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Former wide receiver and current NFL analyst Steve Smith Sr. delivered a harsh critique of second-year Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman. 

During the latest edition of the "89 with Steve Smith Sr" podcast, the former Carolina Panthers star offered a scathing critique of Coleman. 

Smith's comments centered on Coleman’s drop in production this season and his apparent inability to "get separation" from defenders.

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NFL GameDay Kickoff analyst Steve Smith Sr. before the game at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 12, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)

"Well, the short version: nothing," Smith said. "I haven’t seen anything from him because he hasn’t had the opportunities, because opportunities don’t make themselves available. He just doesn’t get open fast enough. Now, Josh Allen looks his way… When it’s press coverage, Josh looks over there, but Josh gets off of him very fast. And some people, like they do, jump in the comments and say, ‘Well, he was open on this play, but Josh got off of him.’ That means he’s taking too long. That means the quarterback doesn’t have confidence in your ability to get there."

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Coleman was targeted 57 times in the 13 games he played during the 2024 season, finishing the year with 556 receiving yards. He has 267 receiving yards on 27 targets so far in 2025. Smith and his co-host, James Palmer, highlighted the drop in passes thrown to Coleman since Week