MALIEK COLLINS NEWS

WATCH: Texans DT Maliek Collins sacks Cardinals QB Kyler Murray Houston Texans defensive tackle Maliek Collins got a key sack on Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.

OCTOBER 24, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Why was Texans DT Maliek Collins called for roughing the passer against the Patriots? Houston Texans DT Maliek Collins was penalized for roughing the passer against the New England Patriots. Coach David Culley explains why.

OCTOBER 11, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Texans fall apart in 2nd half of 25-22 loss to New England

The Houston Texans played well early Sunday to take a lead over the New England Patriots

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Best I've ever played:' Prescott has Cowboys rolling early

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott says he's playing “the best I've ever played.”

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

12 Questions with DL Maliek Collins ' Drew's Dozen Texans TV's Drew Dougherty talked with Defensive Lineman Maliek Collins about wrestling, the number 97 and a whole lot more.

AUGUST 11, 2021 • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM

Ngakoue hoping to spark Raiders defensive front

Prized free-agent addition Yannick Ngakoue has made his presence known during the Las Vegas Raiders’ mandatory minicamp

JUNE 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meet DL Maliek Collins Get to know Houston Texans defensive lineman Maliek Collins, signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, 2021.

APRIL 30, 2021 • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM

Report: Texans sign former Cowboys, Raiders DT Maliek Collins The Houston Texans have signed former Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins.

MARCH 15, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Signs one-year deal with Texans Collins agreed to a one-year, $6 million contract with the Texans on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Collins spent last season with the Raiders after playing his first four campaigns in Dallas. He had 14.5 sacks over those four seasons with the Cowboys, so Houston's hoping for a bounce-back campaign from the defensive tackle after he failed to notch a sack in his stint with Vegas.

MARCH 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Titans' pass rush busts cautionary tale for NFL free agency

Shopping on the NFL free agent market can be so very tempting

MARCH 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dallas Cowboys lead 32 compensatory draft picks with 4

The Dallas Cowboys have been awarded the maximum four compensatory picks in April’s NFL draft, while the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers will get three apiece

MARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders miss playoffs for 3rd season under coach Jon Gruden

Jon Gruden’s third season back as coach of the Raiders looked an awful lot like his second with a strong start, disappointing finish and no playoff appearance once again

JANUARY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patrick Mahomes watching Chiefs' finale against Chargers

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is inactive for their meaningless regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers

JANUARY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back from injured reserve Collins (hamstring) was activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's game against the Dolphins.

Impact The 25-year-old was designated to return from injured reserve earlier this week and rejoins the active roster after spending the three-game minimum on the shelf. Collins has only 12 total tackles and zero sacks despite starting 10 games this season.

DECEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Carr active for Raiders, Parker out for Dolphins

Quarterback Derek Carr is active for the Las Vegas Raiders after leaving last week’s game with an injured groin

DECEMBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Receives return designation Collins (hamstring) was designated to return from injured reserve Tuesday, Josh Dubow of the Associated Press reports.

Impact The 25-year-old has already spent the three-game minimum on injured reserve, so he could be activated for Saturday's matchup with the Dolphins. Collins had 12 total tackles in 10 games before going down with the injury.

DECEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Carr hopes to play for Raiders despite groin injury

Quarterback Derek Carr hopes not to miss a start for the Las Vegas Raiders after leaving last week’s game with a groin injury

DECEMBER 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders missing 4 more defensive starters for Chargers game

The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four more defensive starters for their first game under new coordinator Rod Marinelli

DECEMBER 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marinelli has little time to fix Raiders defensive woes

Rod Marinelli doesn’t have much time to fix all the problems on the Las Vegas Raiders defense

DECEMBER 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gruden: Guenther fired because Raiders D needed 'new voice'

Coach Jon Gruden had seen enough

DECEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders fire defensive coordinator Paul Guenther

The Las Vegas Raiders fired defensive coordinator Paul Guenther after he failed to make any significant improvement for the unit in nearly three full seasons on the job

DECEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lands on IR Collins (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Impact Collins will miss at least the next three games, and he'll aim to return to action for a Dec. 26 matchup against the Dolphins. The fifth-year defensive tackle has played at least 60 percent of the snaps on defense in six straight games. Maurice Hurst (ankle) appears up next to start at the position moving forward.

DECEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Raiders will be without injured RB Josh Jacobs vs. Jets

The Las Vegas Raiders will be without leading rusher Josh Jacobs and safety Johnathan Abram for this week’s game against the winless New York Jets

DECEMBER 4, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders’ COVID-19 list is clear, but injuries are everywhere — Maliek Collins will go on injured reserve The Raiders had a number of people out of practice Wednesday including defensive tackle Maliek Collins, who will miss at least the next thre...

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Raiders look to get offense going after dud vs. Falcons

The run game was throttled, the protection was shoddy and Derek Carr gave the ball away with uncharacteristic frequency

DECEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS