49ers land DT Maliek Collins in trade with Texans, send seventh-round pick to Houston, per report

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The San Francisco 49ers already added to their defensive line on Tuesday, and just ahead of the start of the new league year, they did it again. After agreeing to terms with Leonard Floyd, Jordan Elliott and Yetur Gross-Matos, San Francisco swung a trade for Houston Texans defensive tackle Maliek Collins, according to ESPN. The Niners will reportedly send just a seventh-round pick to the Texans in exchange for Collins.

The 49ers are widely expected to release longtime stalwart Arik Armstead once the new league year begins, and the series of moves to fortify the rest of the line alongside Nick Bosa and Javon Hargrave are evidence that they (correctly) believe it’ll take more than just one player to replace everything the versatile Armstead brought to the table.

Collins played the first four years of his career with the Cowboys after Dallas made him a third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, then spent a year…

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-03-13 17:13:30

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