1. Maliek Collins played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and has previously played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders, Houston Texans, and San Francisco 49ers.
34 Facts About Maliek Collins
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Maliek Collins attended Center High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was an outstanding athlete in both American football and wrestling.
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Maliek Collins accepted a scholarship from the University of Nebraska to play college football.
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Maliek Collins finished his college career with 8 sacks, 19 quarterback pressures and 23 tackles for loss.
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Maliek Collins was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Maliek Collins was the last remaining Cowboys player of the 2016 draft class to be signed.
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Maliek Collins suffered a broken right foot during the first week of organized team activities, he was placed on the physically unable to perform list and missed most of the preseason.
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Maliek Collins began his rookie season as the fourth defensive tackle on the depth chart behind the veterans Tyrone Crawford, Terrell McClain and Cedric Thornton.
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Maliek Collins finished the game with three combined tackles and multiple quarterback hurries.
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On November 9,2016, Maliek Collins made his first career sack on Cleveland Browns quarterback Cody Kessler.
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Maliek Collins started at the three-technique tackle position against the Bears, 49ers, Bengals and Packers.
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Maliek Collins started 14 of 16 games, making 31 tackles, 5 sacks, 14 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
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Maliek Collins started all 16 games, posting 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 25 quarterback pressures and 2 fumble recoveries.
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On May 14,2018, Maliek Collins underwent foot surgery to repair a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot suffered during an offseason workout, and was ruled out until August.
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Maliek Collins injured his knee in the second game against the Giants and missed three contests.
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Maliek Collins's first start of the season came in the eighth game against the Tennessee Titans, making a season-best 5 tackles with one for a loss.
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Maliek Collins totaled 16 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 20 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery.
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Maliek Collins started all 16 games, making 16 tackles, 4 sacks, 30 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery.
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On March 30,2020, Maliek Collins signed a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting with defensive line coach Rod Marinelli, who was his defensive coordinator with the Cowboys.
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Maliek Collins played in 10 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 4,2020.
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On December 26,2020, Maliek Collins was activated off of injured reserve.
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Maliek Collins appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, registering 15 tackles and no sacks.
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On March 23,2021, Maliek Collins signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.
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Maliek Collins started 15 games, recording 29 tackles, along with 2.5 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, one interception, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery.
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On March 18,2022, Maliek Collins signed a two-year contract extension with the Texans.
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Maliek Collins started 15 games, posting 37 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed.
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On June 20,2023, Maliek Collins signed a two-year, $23 million contract extension with the Texans.
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Maliek Collins started 16 games, collecting a career-high 41 tackles, 5 sacks and one pass defensed.
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Maliek Collins had two sacks games against the Carolina Panthers and the Tennessee Titans.
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On March 14,2024, Maliek Collins was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for first of the 49ers two seventh-round picks.
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Maliek Collins started all 17 games for San Francisco, recording 2 fumble recoveries, 5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, and 33 combined tackles.
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Maliek Collins was released by the 49ers on March 9,2025.
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On March 12,2025, Maliek Collins was released by the 49ers.
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On March 13,2025, Maliek Collins signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.