{"id":40021,"date":"2025-03-10T07:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T07:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40021"},"modified":"2025-03-10T07:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T07:08:20","slug":"report-the-49ers-will-release-maliek-collins-if-they-cant-trade-him-clearing-10-million-off-their-books-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40021","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: The 49ers will Release Maliek Collins if they Can’t Trade him, clearing $10 million off their books for 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The only remaining defensive tackles on the roster are Evan Anderson and Kalia Davis. Yikes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The thinnest position on the 49ers defense just got even thinner.<\/p>\n

The 49ers are trying to trade veteran defensive tackle Maliek Collins according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco. And if they can’t find a trade partner, they will release him according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n

Which means the 49ers probably will release him. Because why would anyone trade for a player who’s going to get released?<\/p>\n

Either way, Collins won’t be on the 49ers next season. And neither will Javon Hargrave, the other Week 1 starting defensive tackle from 2024. The 49ers will release him with a post-June-1 designation.<\/p>\n

So the only remaining defensive tackles on the roster are Evan Anderson and Kalia Davis. Yikes. The 49ers need to add two starters plus backups to the position this offseason.<\/p>\n

It’s possible they’ll sign a veteran such as D.J. Jones whom they drafted back in 2017. He’s an outstanding run defender who perfectly fits the 49ers’ Wide 9 defensive front.<\/p>\n

The 49ers will have to sign someone. They can’t expect to find two Day 1 starting defensive tackles in the draft. It would make no sense to sign a defensive end such as Joey Bosa when Leonard Floyd is still on the roster and the cupboard is almost completely bare at defensive tackle.<\/p>\n

Expect the 49ers also to spend their first-round pick on a defensive tackle. Lots of good ones will be available. The trick will be finding one who fits their scheme. Hargrave never was a good fit. Hopefully, the 49ers learned their lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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