The Indianapolis Colts are continuing their roster overhaul, trading three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.
BREAKING: Colts trade DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco 49ers for fourth-round pick
The Colts continue its roster overhaul, sending its veteran defensive tackle back to the team that drafted him in 2016.
The move comes just hours after Indianapolis traded eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round selection. With the Colts sitting at 2-5 and having lost three consecutive games, the organization appears to be fully embracing its role as a seller ahead of the November 10 trade deadline.
For Buckner, the trade represents a reunion with the organization that originally selected him seventh overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. He spent his first four seasons in San Francisco, developing into one of the league’s premier interior defensive linemen and helping the 49ers reach Super Bowl LIV following the 2019 season.
Indianapolis acquired Buckner in March 2020 in exchange for the 13th overal...