Maliek Collins Starts Browns Camp on Active/PUP List

Overview

• The Cleveland Browns placed veteran defensive tackle Maliek Collins on the active/Physically Unable to Perform list, a move the team announced on July 23, 2026.
• Active/PUP counts Collins on the 90-man roster while allowing him to attend meetings and watch practice but not take part in on-field drills until medical clearance and activation.
• Collins is still rehabbing the season-ending quad injury that required surgery in Week 13 of 2025 after he posted a career-best start with 6.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss.
• The interior defensive line will be led by Mason Graham and include Mike Hall Jr., Kalia Davis, Adin Huntington and Sam Kamara as they absorb bigger workloads during Collins’ recovery.
• With defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg newly in place after Jim Schwartz’s resignation and the trade of Myles Garrett, Collins’ availability could shape Cleveland’s interior rush plans and early-season defensive continuity.