EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants and wide receiver Corey Coleman have reached an agreement on a one-year contract, according to a report by Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
Coleman, a 5-11, 185-pounder, is entering his fifth NFL season and third with the Giants. He missed the entire 2019 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the first full-squad training camp practice on July 25. Coleman was placed on injured reserve two days later.
A 2016 first-round draft choice by the Cleveland Browns, Coleman joined the Giants' practice squad on Oct. 18, 2018 and was signed to the active roster one week later. He played in eight games with one start - Dec. 23 at Indianapolis – and caught five passes for 71 yards, with a long reception of 30 yards. Coleman also led the 2018 Giants with 23 kickoff returns for 598 yards (26.0-yard avg), with a long of 51 yards and had one punt return for 19 yards.
Coleman has played in 27 regular-season games with 19 starts for the Browns and the Giants. His career totals include 61 catches for 789 yards (12.9-yard avg.) and five touchdowns. Coleman also has three rushing attempts for 15 yards, 23 kickoff returns for 589 yards (26.0-yard avg.) and two punt returns for 19 yards.
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New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, N.J. (NFL Photos via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) watches from the sideline during a week 16 NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday December 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants' Corey Coleman runs the ballduring the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs with the football during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. The Colts won 28-27. (Scott Boehm via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. The Colts won 28-27. (Scott Boehm via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) catches a pass during an NFL game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, Landover, MD. The Giants defeated the Redskins 40-16. (Al Tielemans via AP)
New York Giants receiver Corey Coleman (19) catches a punt during a 2018 NFL week 17 regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Cowboys defeated the Giants, 36-35. (James D. Smith via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs for yardage after a catch in action against the Washington Redskins Sunday December 9, 2018 in Landover, Md. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during a week 15 NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday December 16, 2018 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during a week 15 NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday December 16, 2018 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) catches a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
New York Giants' Corey Coleman returns a kick during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman returns the kick during the second half of the NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 25-22. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) makes a catch while being covered by Washington Redskins cornerback Fabian Moreau (31) during a week 14 NFL football game on Sunday December 9, 2018 in Landover Md. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs with the ball during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 25-22. (Al Tielemans via AP)
New York Giants' Corey Coleman returns a kick during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs for yardage after a catch in action against the Washington Redskins Sunday December 9, 2018 in Landover, Md. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs with the ball during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 25-22. (Al Tielemans via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) returns a kick off during the NFL week 10 regular season football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 in Santa Clara, Calif. The Giants won the game 27-23. (Paul Spinelli via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs the football during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Giants defeated the 49ers, 27-23. (Ryan Kang via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) prepares to field a punt during a week 12 NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 25-22. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs the football during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Giants defeated the 49ers, 27-23. (Ryan Kang via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) leaves the field after the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs with the ball during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 25-22. (Al Tielemans via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs with the ball during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 25-22. (Al Tielemans via AP)
New York Giants' Corey Coleman (19) runs against the San Francisco 49ers during an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) returns a kickoff during a week 11 NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday November 18, 2018 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants' Corey Coleman (19) runs against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) makes a catch and gets tackled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis (33) during a week 11 NFL football game on Sunday November 18, 2018 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs upfield during an NFL Week 10 game against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Giants defeated the 49ers 27-23. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during a NFL football game between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers Monday November 12. 2018 at Levi Stadium San Francisco Ca. The New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers 27 - 23. (Bill Nichols Images via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) returns a kickoff during a week 12 NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) runs the football during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Giants defeated the 49ers, 27-23. (Ryan Kang via AP)
New York Giants wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. (Aaron Doster via AP)
Cleveland selected the former Baylor star with the 15th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
As a rookie, he started all 10 games in which he played and had 33 catches for 413 yards and three touchdowns. The latter figure was tied for sixth among NFL rookies. Coleman missed six games after breaking his hand during practice leading into Week 3. In his second NFL game, Coleman recorded five catches for a career-high 104 yards and two touchdowns vs. Baltimore, a performance that earned him the NFL's Pepsi Rookie of the Week Award.
In 2017, Coleman played in nine games with eight starts and finished with 23 catches for 305 yards and two touchdowns. He suffered a fractured metacarpal in his right hand in Week 2 and was on injured reserve from Sept. 18 to Nov. 6. In his first game back, he had a career-high six receptions for 80 yards vs. Jacksonville on Nov. 19.
Coleman, 25, was traded to the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 5, 2018 but was released on Sept. 1. He did brief stints on the New England Patriots' active roster and then practice squad before joining the Giants.
At Baylor, the speedy Coleman played in 35 games with 28 starts and caught 173 passes for 3,009 yards and 33 touchdowns while also rushing for 164 yards and one score. He was named the 2015 Biletnikoff Winner as the top wide receiver in college football and earned All-America and first-team All-Big 12 honors in both 2014 and 2015.
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