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DeForest Buckner Breaks Silence After Colts Trade Him to 49ers

Headline from Newsweek

The Indianapolis Colts traded three-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday.

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Colts trade All-Pro DeForest Buckner to the 49ers (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly trading All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the San Fransisco 49ers. Colts receive a fourth round pick for the 2027 NFL Draft. Buckner returns to the same team that drafted him in the first round back in 2016 before ultimately sending him…

  2. FOX 59 Indianapolis

    Colts sending DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco (opens FOX 59 Indianapolis)

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    INDIANAPOLIS – First Quenton Nelson, now DeForest Buckner. The Indianapolis Colts’ anticipated reboot went into overdrive Tuesday with Nelson’s trade to Seattle and DeForest Buckner being traded to the San Francisco 49ers. Buckner is returning to where his NFL career began.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    49ers Reunite With Buckner in Trade With Colts (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The San Francisco 49ers are reacquiring defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2027 fourth-round pick, bringing the three-time Pro Bowler back to the team that drafted him. The trade follows Indianapolis’ deal sending guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle as the Colts move vet…

  4. WDIO Duluth

    The 49ers bring back DeForest Buckner in trade with the Colts (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The San Francisco 49ers are bringing back three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner after acquiring their former first-round pick in a trade with Indianapolis. The Colts announced the trade and said they were receiving a 2027 fourth-round pick.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    The 49ers bring back DeForest Buckner in trade with the Colts, AP source says (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are bringing back three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner after acquiring their former first-round pick in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts.

  6. Fox News

    Colts continue talent selloff, sending DeForest Buckner to 49ers, while making the New York Jets happier (opens Fox News)

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    DeForest Buckner heads back to the San Francisco 49ers as the Indianapolis Colts continue trading away Pro Bowl talent for future draft picks.

  7. New York Post

    George Kittle’s immediate 5-word reaction to 49ers’ blockbuster trade (opens New York Post)

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    The 49ers pulled off a blockbuster trade on their bye week. San Francisco acquired defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from the Colts in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick — and George Kittle is loving it.

  8. WDTN Dayton

    DeForest Buckner’s wish granted: From 2-5 Colts back to ‘winning’ San Francisco (6-1) (opens WDTN Dayton)

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    INDIANAPOLIS – First Quenton Nelson, now DeForest Buckner. The Indianapolis Colts’ anticipated reboot went into overdrive Tuesday with Nelson’s trade to Seattle and DeForest Buckner being traded to the San Francisco 49ers.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    49ers reclaim DeForest Buckner 2 weeks before trade deadline (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SANTA CLARA, Calif. >> DeForest Buckner is circling back to the San Francisco 49ers.

  10. The Oregonian

    Former Oregon Ducks defensive lineman DeForest Buckner traded (opens The Oregonian)

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    DeForest Buckner returns to the San Francisco 49ers after the Colts traded the veteran defensive lineman for a 2027 fourth-round pick.

  11. Newsweek

    George Kittle Reacts to Blockbuster DeForest Buckner Trade With 49ers (opens Newsweek)

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    The 49ers reunited with DeForest Buckner in a trade with the Colts, prompting a strong reaction from star tight end George Kittle.

  12. New York Post

    DeForest Buckner is a good start, but can’t be 49ers’ only trade deadline move (opens New York Post)

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    If the 49ers are going to keep pace in the NFC West arms race, DeForest Buckner needs to be the first move — not the only move.

  13. Newsweek

    DeForest Buckner Breaks Silence After Colts Trade Him to 49ers (opens Newsweek)

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    The Indianapolis Colts traded three-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday.

  14. New York Post

    49ers’ DeForest Buckner trade comes with harsh goodbye (opens New York Post)

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    The 49ers’ reunion with DeForest Buckner came with a parting of ways. San Francisco pulled off a trade to bring back the veteran defensive lineman Tuesday, sending a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Colts six years after dealing him to Indianapolis.

  15. Newsweek

    49ers Could Make Another Big Defensive Trade After DeForest Buckner Move (opens Newsweek)

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    The 49ers already landed one of the biggest names on the trade block, but could they be targeting another defensive star?

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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