Fox News reported that DeForest Buckner is returning to the San Francisco 49ers as the Indianapolis Colts continue trading away Pro Bowl talent for future draft picks. The full report is available at Fox News coverage of the Buckner trade.
The report's headline describes the Colts' recent moves as a "talent selloff" and states that the Buckner deal is also making the New York Jets happier. The summary available for this story does not explain how the Jets are involved, what they gave up, or what they received.
According to the same report, the Colts are continuing a pattern of trading away Pro Bowl talent in exchange for future draft picks. The summary does not identify the other players involved in that pattern, the teams that received them, or the draft picks involved in those trades.
Neither the Fox News headline nor its summary states the terms of the Buckner trade, and neither includes comment from the Colts, the 49ers, the Jets, or Buckner. The material available for this account also does not identify a byline for the Fox News report.
The Fox News summary's wording that the Colts continue such trades indicates that the team has made earlier moves of this kind, but it does not date those earlier moves or name them. Because the available description of the report is brief, the details of the Buckner trade and the reasons for it could not be independently confirmed for this account. Readers who want the full account should consult the original Fox News report.