Former Nebraska DL Maliek Collins signs extension with Houston Texans

Former Nebraska DL Maliek Collins has spent the past 2 seasons in Houston, and he can plan on spending the next 2 with the club.

The Texans have signed Collins to a 2-year extension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Collins’ new deal is worth up to $23 million, with $20 million guaranteed.

Texans are signing DT Maliek Collins to a two-year, $23 million extension that includes $20 million guaranteed, per source. The deal was negotiated by Texans ‘ GM Nick Caserio and director of football administration Andrew Brown with Collins’ agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 14, 2023

Collins is entering Year 8 of his professional football career. After 3 seasons at Nebraska, receiving second-team All-B1G honors in 2014, he was selected No. 67 overall in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

After spending his first 4 seasons with the Cowboys, Collins signed a 1-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020. The following year, Collins signed a 1-year deal with Houston. He has remained with the Texans since his March 2021 signing.

In his career, Collins has made 103 appearances, with 96 starts. He is coming off of a 2022 season in which he started 15 games, recording 37 tackles, including 3.5 sacks, and 2 pass breakups.