# Browns lock up defensive star with $30M extension

> Cleveland Browns secure $30 million extension for defensive star Maliek Collins hours before Titans game.
- Title: Browns lock up defensive star with $30M extension · Newsweek
- Summary: Cleveland Browns secure $30 million extension for defensive star Maliek Collins hours before Titans game. Cleveland Browns signed defensive tackle Maliek…
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- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/nfl/browns-hand-defensive-star-30-million-extension-hours-before-titans-game-12616004
- Author: Rowan Fisher-Shotton
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cleveland browns, maliek collins, nfl, defensive tackle, contract extension, titanes
## Browns lead AFC North
Cleveland Browns enter Sunday's Titans game with 4-2 record and first place in AFC North.
## Defensive strength
Browns rank tied for second in sacks (19) and fifth in points allowed (20.3 per game).
## Collins extension
Browns sign Maliek Collins to two-year $30 million extension keeping him through 2028.
## Collins' impact
Collins recorded 16 tackles, five tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, and 3.5 sacks through six games.
## Key takeaway

Cleveland Browns signed defensive tackle Maliek Collins to a two-year $30 million extension keeping him through 2028.