Things just keep getting worse for the Cleveland Browns defense. Defensive tackle Maliek Collins, who has become one of the best interior linemen in the league this season, was carted off the field with his team losing to t he San Francisco 49ers in Week 13 .

“Browns standout DT Maliek Collins was carted off the field with knee injury and immediately ruled OUT. Teammates came to console him,” NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported. “Collins was a great FA signing having an all-pro year leading all DTs with 6.5 sacks coming into this game. Tough one.”

With another loss likely, the Browns will drop to 3-9 on the season despite having a defense that has allowed the second-fewest yards in the NFL through 12 weeks.

Collins is a 10-year NFL vet who has never made a Pro Bowl, let alone an

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