49ers insider suggests potential trade for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 2:01 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026
The San Francisco 49ers enter their regular-season opener against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, with questions surrounding their defensive line. Following a season-ending patellar tendon injury to Alfred Collins, insider Tim Kawakami has suggested the team could explore a reunion with Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. Buckner, a former first-round pick who played his first four seasons in San Francisco, is currently in the final year of his contract. Kawakami noted that a trade could become a possibility if the Colts struggle early in the 2026 season and decide to move the veteran before the trade deadline. A deal would require the 49ers to manage a $23 million salary cap hit for the remainder of the season, though it would carry no future obligations for the team.
- •San Francisco plays the Los Angeles Rams in Australia on September 10.
- •Alfred Collins suffered a season-ending patellar tendon injury.
- •DeForest Buckner was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
- •Buckner is in the final year of his contract and would carry a $23 million cap hit.
- •A potential trade depends on the Colts failing to meet performance expectations in 2026.
- 2:01 PMYahoo Sports — NFL rumors: 49ers insider floats DeForest Buckner reunion trade idea
"The San Francisco 49ers are just one day away from their first game of the 2026 regular season. San Francisco faces off against Los Angeles in a huge NFC West contest from Australia in Week 1. But the 49ers may be on the look for reinforcements on defense after getting some disappointing injury news. 49ers insider Tim Kawakami floated an […] The post NFL rumors: 49ers insider floats DeForest Buckner reunion trade idea appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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