The Cleveland Browns brought Maliek Collins in this offseason to help their defense thrive and he's been doing just that. Sure, it's a small sample size but to say that Collins has been a tremendous addition to this Browns defense would be an understatement, quite frankly. Playing in Jim Schwartz's scheme has clearly paid off the 30-year-old Collins, who has been dominating for the Browns early in the season. In three games with Cleveland, Collins has tallied five total tackles, three QB hits, and 1.5 sacks. PFF has also been impressed with his game, giving him an overall grade of 90.5, which is good for the second-best defensive interior lineman. His pass rushing grade of 91.5 is the best among defensive interior linemen. In the thrilling win over the Packers, Collins got on the sack board for the first time as a Brown with a key takedown of Jordan Love while hitting him twice in the game as well. He was a massive piece on defense in the 13-10 win and has been worth the money the Browns have paid him. Colli
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