The Browns placed Collins (quadriceps) on the injured reserve Tuesday.
Collins was carted off the field in the third quarter of last Sunday's loss to the 49ers with a severe hip injury. The defensive tackle requires season-ending surgery, so the move to injured reserve is no surprise. Shelby Harris is the likely starter at defensive tackle opposite Mason Graham for the rest of the 2025 campaign.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Done for season
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Collins' quadriceps injury will require season-ending surgery, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Collins was carted off the field after sustaining a quadriceps injury in the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the 49ers, and he's now set to miss the remainder of the season. The 30-year-old was having one of the best seasons of his career through 12 games, recording 25 total tackles, including 6.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery. While he's sidelined for the rest of 2025, expect Shelby Harris to start on Cleveland's defensive line.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Dealing with quad injury
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Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Collins suffered a quad injury during Cleveland's loss to the 49ers on Saturday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports.
Collins is set to undergo imaging on his quad after being carted off in the third quarter of Sunday's matchup. If the 30-year-old is forced to miss any games, Shelby Harris should fill in as one of the team's starting defensive tackles.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Carted off field
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Collins (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the 49ers, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Collins had to be carted off the field early in the third quarter after sustaining a knee injury. While he undergoes further tests to determine the severity of the injury, Shelby Harris and Mike Hall will see more defensive snaps in the second half.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Joins sack party
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Collins had three tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and recovered a fumble in Sunday's 24-10 win over Las Vegas in Week 12.
Collins was among eight different members of the defense that had a hand in sacking Raiders quarterback Geno Smith 10 times. Collins also recorded one of 10 non-sack QB hits. He's up to a career-high 6.5 QB takedowns over 11 games this season.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Likely Week 1 starter
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Collins is expected to start at defensive tackle in Sunday's season opener against the Bengals, Dan Labbe of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Collins has provided pressure from interior defensive lines for nine seasons -- Cleveland will be the fifth stop on his NFL journey. He's had 5.0 sacks each of the last two years and should benefit from the attention given to Myles Garrett. If he starts, Collins is expected to pair with 2025 first-round draft pick Mason Graham on the interior of defensive line. The duo spent some time training together in Houston (Tex.) during the offseason. Collins is likely to hold down the starting job at least until Mike Hall (knee) returns or perhaps longer. Hall practiced Thursday for the first time since being carted off the file in Week 18 last season and has been ruled out Sunday.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Coming to Cleveland
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Collins signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Browns on Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Following a one-year stint in San Francisco, Collins has found a new home in Cleveland. The Nebraska product started all 17 games for the 49ers in 2024, logging 33 total tackles, including 5.0 sacks, while playing 688 defensive snaps. The nine-year veteran is expected to start alongside Dalvin Tomlinson, strengthening the Browns' interior defensive line.
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49ers' Maliek Collins: Starts all 17 games in 2024
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Collins finished the 2024 season with 33 tackles (20 solo), including 5.0 sacks, and two fumble recoveries across 17 games.
At 29 years old and in his ninth NFL season, Collins started all 17 games for San Francisco and matched his previous career high with the 5.0 sacks, a number he hit in both 2016 with Dallas as a rookie and 2023 with Houston. Collins proved to be a smart acquisition by 49ers GM John Lynch last March, when he sent a seventh-round pick to the Texans for the veteran defensive tackle. Collins has one year remaining on his contract through 2025.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Misses first practice this week
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Collins (hip) didn't practice Tuesday.
Collins missed Week 17 but was able to play in last weekend's win over the Colts, playing 52 percent of the defensive snaps. Tuesday was likely more of a rest day for the veteran. Collins finished the regular season with 41 tackles (19 solo), 18 quarterback hits and 5.0 sacks.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Will play Week 18
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Collins (hip) is active for Saturday's game against the Colts, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports.
Collins missed Week 17 against the Titans with a hip injury but will make his return for the Texans' regular-season finale. He has a career-high 38 tackles (16 solo) over 15 games this season, and his 5.0 sacks is tied for his career best with his 2016 season as a member of the Cowboys.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Won't play Sunday
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Collins (hip) is inactive ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports.
Houston's top defensive tackle was held out of practice all week with a hip injury, which makes it no surprise that he'll be unavailable in Week 17. Khalil Davis should see increased snaps filling in for Collins on the Texans' defensive line, and the 28-year-old's next chance to play will come in Week 18 against the Colts.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Active Sunday
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Collins (hip) is active for Sunday's game against the Browns.
The starting defensive tackle was a limited participant in practice all week and carried a questionable tag into Sunday. Collins has yet to miss a game this season and he has played on a majority of the defensive snaps in most of them. The veteran has 35 tackles, including 5.0 sacks, in 2023.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Expected to play
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Collins (hip) remains questionable but is expected to play Sunday against the Browns, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
The defensive tackle participated in practice all week, but on a limited basis. Collins has played more than half of the defensive snaps in 13 of 14 games this season. The eighth-year pro has 35 tackles, including 5.0 sacks, in 2023.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Returning Sunday
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Collins (chest) is active Sunday against the Giants.
Collins has missed each of the team's last two contests. His return is good news for the Texans' defensive front, as Collins should see the majority of the snaps at defensive tackle next to Kurt Hinish.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Will not return
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Collins (chest) is out for the remainder of Sunday's contest against the Raiders.
Collins suffered the injury in the first quarter and went straight to the locker room. Thomas Booker and Kurt Hinish will likely see extra opportunity with Collins out.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Questionable to return
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Collins is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Raiders due to a chest injury.
Collins went straight to the locker room after exiting Sunday's game in the first quarter, and it's unclear whether he'll be able to return. Thomas Booker and Kurt Hinish are candidates to see additional playing time in Collins' absence.
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Texans' Maliek Collins: Question for Week 3
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Collins (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup against Chicago.
Collins did not practice Friday, as he's been dealing with an unspecified knee injury. It's unknown when the injury arose, as he was able to suit up for Week 1 and Week 2. The 27-year-old has played 81 of the team's defensive snaps through the first two games. Thomas Booker will possibly take over for Collins at starting defensive tackle alongside Roy Lopez Sunday against the Bears.
Collins (hamstring) was designated to return from injured reserve Tuesday, Josh Dubow of the Associated Press reports.
The 25-year-old has already spent the three-game minimum on injured reserve, so he could be activated for Saturday's matchup with the Dolphins. Collins had 12 total tackles in 10 games before going down with the injury.
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Raiders' Maliek Collins: Back from COVID list
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Collins (undisclosed) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.
The 25-year-old was placed on the COVID list as a high-risk close contact earlier in the week, but it won't impact his availability for Sunday's contest. Collins should continue to play a significant role in Las Vegas' defensive line rotation.
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Raiders' Maliek Collins: Hits COVID list
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The Raiders placed Collins on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN reports.
Collins was considered a high-risk close contact after Clelin Ferrell tested positive for the virus Tuesday. Collins will be eligible to play in Sunday's game against the Chiefs as long as he continues to test negative this week leading up to the game.
