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2022 Defensive
| STATS |
CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 74 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Restructures deal
The Colts converted $5 million of Buckner's salary for 2023 into a signing bonus, a move that cleared $2.5 million in cap space for the team, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Buckner will still earn $19.75 million in 2023 while he returns for his fourth season with the Colts. The defensive tackle recorded a career-high 74 tackles in 2022 while also compiling eight sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery over 17 games.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Posts another prolific campaign
Over 17 games, Buckner accumulated a career-high 74 tackles (44 solo), including eight sacks, as well as three passes defended and one fumble recovery in the 2022 season.
Buckner continued his dominant form on the interior of the Colts' defensive front, as he finished sixth among the league's defensive tackles in sacks this season. The 28-year-old also topped his previous personal best for tackles in a season from his 2018 rookie campaign with San Francisco. Buckner also maintained his extremely consistent durability, as he's missed just one regular-season game since his rookie season. The seventh-year pro is now set to make $40 million over the final two remaining seasons of his current contract with Indianapolis.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Active in loss
Buckner recorded three five tackles (two solo) 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble in Monday's 20-3 loss to the Chargers.
Buckner's sack total is now up to eight on the season. He did his damage across 48 defensive snaps (71 percent). He has now recorded 2.5 sacks over the previous two weeks and will look to carry that momentum into the team's Week 16 matchup against the Giants.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Will play Monday
Buckner (ribs/illness) is active for Monday night's contest against Pittsburgh.
Buckner missed the Colts' first two practices of the week due to a rib injury and an illness, but he returned to log a full session Saturday and will suit up Monday. His presence will be a boost to Indianapolis' pass rush, as he ranks second on the team with 5.5 sacks to go along with 48 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two pass defenses on the season.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-7, 295 lbs |
| Birthplace: Waianae, HI |
| Age: 29 |
| School: Oregon |
| Experience: 8 |