Colts Send Buckner to 49ers for 2027 Fourth-Round Pick — SkimNews
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- Colts are trading three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to the 49ers in a transaction cited by ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
- 49ers will send a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Colts in exchange for Buckner.
- Buckner is returning to the 49ers, which selected him in the first round of the 2016 draft and traded him to the Colts in 2020.
- Colts have made their second major trade with an NFC West team on Tuesday, following the trade of eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks.
- Buckner has four sacks this season and 75.5 in his career at age 32.
Why it matters: The Colts will receive a 2027 fourth-round pick while trading 32-year-old defensive tackle Buckner, who has four sacks this season and 75.5 career sacks; the 49ers get him back after drafting him in the first round of 2016 and trading him in 2020. The exchange is the Colts' second major NFC West trade on Tuesday.
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