HOUSTON (AP) — Buffalo receiver Keon Coleman was a healthy scratch against the Houston Texans Thursday night, his second straight benching after showing up late to a team meeting before the Bills' last game.

Coach Sean McDermott said Coleman, a second-round pick in 2024, was inactive for last weekend's game against Tampa Bay as punishment for his tardiness.

He was previously benched for the first series of a loss to New England in Week 5 after also being late for a meeting. Coleman has 32 receptions for 330 yards and three touchdowns this season.

Earlier Thursday, the Bills placed receiver Mecole Hardman on injured reserve after he suffered a calf injury in his Buffalo debut last week. The seventh-year player and three-time Super Bowl winner with the Kansas City Chiefs had just sign

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