Coleman: Portrayal of trade request on 'Hard Knocks' was skewed

After making his preseason debut Friday with the Buffalo Bills, wide receiver Corey Coleman said HBO's "Hard Knocks" should have included more context in portraying his trade from the Cleveland Browns.

"You know with all that, I'm going to take the high road," Coleman told reporters after the Bills' 19-17 win over Coleman's former team, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. "Y'all can see for y'all self. You know, pretty much, how stuff worked out. Like I said, I'm going to take the high road. I just laugh at it, because it's kind of funny. They should have showed the whole thing if they were going to show it."

Coleman was sent packing for Buffalo shortly after complaining to Browns coach Hue Jackson about practicing with the second-string offense instead of the starting unit, a meeting that's shown in the second episode.

"If you don't want me to play, why won't y'all just trade me?" Coleman asked Jackson. The rest of the interaction wasn't shown, and neither was footage of the team informing him he'd been traded, though he was shown saying "Adios, Cleveland" while driving out of the Browns' parking lot.

Coleman was, for the most part, invisible in his return to Cleveland, catching just one pass for 7 yards in his first outing as a Bill. The former first-round draft pick was booed by Browns fans after making the reception.

Coleman played in 19 games over two seasons with the Browns, posting 56 catches for 718 yards and five touchdowns. He was traded to Buffalo for a 2020 seventh-round pick.