49ers reunite with DeForest Buckner in Colts trade to match Seahawks’ Quenton Nelson deal

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports49ers reunite with DeForest Buckner in Colts trade to match Seahawks’ Quenton Nelson deal appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.After trading Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks to begin the great Indianapolis Colts fire sale, interim general manager Ed Dodds sent another one of his star players to the NFC West, reuniting DeForest Buckner with the San Francisco 49ers for a fourth-round pick.Taking to social media to announce the deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke down the move and explained how Buckner fits into San Francisco’s current plans as their defensive line returns to form across a series of tweets.“Trade: Colts are sending three-time Pro-Bowl DT DeForest Buckner back to the 49ers, the team that made him a 2016 first-round pick before dealing him to Indianapolis in 2020, per Ian Rapoport and me. Now Buckner returns to San Francisco, fortifying the 49ers defensive line,” Schefter wrote.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)“Had DeForest Buckner signed this off-season with another team, the highest compensatory draft pick that the Colts could have gotten was a 5th being that he is an 11-year NFL veteran. Rather than getting a 2028 5th, the Colts opted today for the 2027 4th.”An 11-year NFL vet who has been named to the Pro Bowl three times and the All-Pro list twice, Buckner started all seven of the games he appeared in for the Colts so far in 2026, amassing four sacks, 31 tackles, and eight quarterback hits over 353 defensive snaps. Now reunited with the team that drafted him, it will be interesting to see if the Oregon product can continue to dominate and make another strong case for a Pro Bowl or even an All-Pro appearance at 32.Related: 49ers’ George Kittle excited for boys to be back in town after DeForest Buckner tradeRelated: 49ers announce roster moves after monster DeForest Buckner trade