Browns Rumors: 'Doubts Remain' About Corey Coleman's Work Ethic, Football IQ

This offseason has created quite a bit of excitement around the Cleveland Browns (yes, the same team that went 0-16 last year), but there reportedly isn't the same type of buzz surrounding 2016 first-round pick Corey Coleman.

According to Scott Petrak of BrownsZone.com, there are "doubts" about the third-year wideout's work ethic and football IQ.       

Cleveland offensive coordinator Todd Haley made it clear Thursday, via Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, that it's time for Coleman to prove himself.

"He's been out here working. I've seen him every day. He understands this is a big, big year in his career. Year three is usually the make-or-break year of what kind of you're going to be. I've made that clear to him. He understands it, and he's working hard accordingly to try to be the best that he can be."

Since being taken with the No. 15 overall pick in 2016, the 5'11", 185-pound receiver has been underwhelming. He's had 56 receptions for 718 yards and five touchdowns through his first two years.

And of course, he will always have a spot in Cleveland sports lore for sealing the second 0-16 season in NFL history with a late drop on 4th-and-2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17.

Injuries have hampered him, though. He has been limited to 19 games as the result of breaking his right hand in each of his first two seasons.

While the Browns offense has lacked playmakers in recent years, that is no longer the case. Wideout Josh Gordon is cleared to play, and Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry has been added to the receiving corps. Not only that, but Tyrod Taylor (and No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield) should also give the team a boost at quarterback.

Cleveland receivers coach Adam Henry believes Coleman can still be the player Cleveland thought it was getting, as he told Cabot:

"The skill set is he's a guy who can make plays down the field, and so you have to utilize that so right now, just installing the offense, that's the thing. With the new coordinator, new quarterbacks, things of that nature, it's not like we're out there scheming or game-planning for a particular opponent, so we're just trying to make sure that the guys have the install in, so there's a progression to it. He's doing the things we want him to do, he's coming along."