Colts Trade Quenton Nelson to Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to 49ers
The Indianapolis Colts have traded All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks.
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 27, 2026 —
The Indianapolis Colts have traded All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and defensive player DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers, with draft picks coming back to Indianapolis, according to the information provided.
The summary does not specify how many picks were included, which drafts they are associated with, or whether the picks were exchanged separately for each player. It also does not provide the timing of the trades or other terms. Those details were not provided, so the transactions cannot be described more specifically.
Nelson is identified in the summary as an All-Pro guard. Buckner is named as the other player involved, but no position or additional career details are provided. The information does not state whether either trade has been formally announced by the teams or whether any further steps remain.
The reported moves involve three franchises: Indianapolis, Seattle and San Francisco. The Colts are sending both players to new teams, while the Seahawks acquire Nelson and the 49ers acquire Buckner. Indianapolis receives draft picks in return. The summary does not say whether those picks are intended to address particular roster needs, and no rationale for the trades is included.
Further specifics—including the value and conditions of the draft-pick compensation—were not provided. No comments from the teams or players were included in the summary. As a result, the available account establishes the players, their reported destinations and the general form of compensation, but leaves the detailed terms and context of the trades unspecified.
Story summarized from the original created by MICHAEL MAROT, Associated Press on www.wwlp.com, see more information here.
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