Mychal Kendricks has been released

[juza76]

i hope we can sign him, would be a great addition in our thin and unexperienced linebacker corp

 

[juza76]

and he is just 27 and a superbowl champion, can bring the right attitude

 

[Ohcrap75]

This makes too much sense to happen!

 

[Shane]

Why are they just letting him go? They also tried to trade him last year to the 49ers what’s the deal with him???

 

[overseascardfan]

Would be a good signing.

 

[Garthshort]

His contract called for just under $7M, I believe.

 

[juza76]

Baker tre Boston


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[RON_IN_OC]

Why are they just letting him go? They also tried to trade him last year to the 49ers what’s the deal with him???

He had the 7th most snaps and 2nd most tackles last year, for the Eagles. He was starting and playing due to another players injury...and, ironically, another LB the Eagles signed in FA went down in practice today, after he was released.

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[PJ1]

Sign him. We are very thin at LB.

 

[notdeadyet]

If we put in a claim and the Igles change their mind, would they get him back?

 

[jbeecham]

He was going to count $7.6 mil against the cap this season. It looks like his playing time in 2016 was really cut down so he had a bad statistical year & then he only ended up playing a decent amount for the Eagles last year because of injuries. He was solid his 1st 4 years, but it looks like he had some injuries in 2014 & 2015 that caused him to miss 3-4 games each season.

We could really use him, but I doubt he's in our price range.

 

[TJ]

If we put in a claim and the Igles change their mind, would they get him back?

No, Eagles are at the back of the waiver line.

 

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Baker tre Boston


Taylor Peterson


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Jones Nkemdiche Peters Golden​

Did Antoine Bethea magically turn into Tre Boston when i was sleeping?

 

[juza76]

Did Antoine Bethea magically turn into Tre Boston when i was sleeping?

Not really
Just a second of my imagination

 

[Buckybird]

Go get him Keim!

 

[Ohcrap75]

Did Antoine Bethea magically turn into Tre Boston when i was sleeping?

When did you fall asleep?

 

[JeffGollin]

"On paper" it makes sense for us to advocate for signing Kendricks.

But there's a "buyer beware" vibe to this that makes me nervous - we'd be well-advised to proceed with caution. (i.e. cap-hit or not - teams don't ordinarily release good players).

 

[overseascardfan]

"On paper" it makes sense for us to advocate for signing Kendricks.

But there's a "buyer beware" vibe to this that makes me nervous - we'd be well-advised to proceed with caution. (i.e. cap-hit or not - teams don't ordinarily release good players).

Maybe PHI needs salary cap relief?

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

I have no basis for this, but maybe the team knows there is some sort of PED/banned substance suspension looming?

 

[Buckybird]

"On paper" it makes sense for us to advocate for signing Kendricks.

But there's a "buyer beware" vibe to this that makes me nervous - we'd be well-advised to proceed with caution. (i.e. cap-hit or not - teams don't ordinarily release good players).

He would be the best ILB on this roster at this point! Unless it’s assault or something similar we need to kick the tires today!

 

[Ohcrap75]

I guess he requested a trade last offseason because of lack of playing time in 2016. Seems to be a combination of disgruntled player, scheme fit and salary.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...-nine-potential-landing-spots-for-linebacker/

 

[CardLogic]

Certainly worth the Cardinals taking a look at!

 

[Gandhi]

"On paper" it makes sense for us to advocate for signing Kendricks.

But there's a "buyer beware" vibe to this that makes me nervous - we'd be well-advised to proceed with caution. (i.e. cap-hit or not - teams don't ordinarily release good players).

I agree, Jeff. Also because he was released shortly after the Eagles’ new acquisition, linebacker Paul Worrilow, went down with an ACL. To be fair, the Eagles apparently did not know the severity of his injury before releasing Kendricks but the timing is still a bit odd.

After the 2016 season there was a lot of talk that the Eagles were trying to trade Kendricks, apparently because he wasn’t a fit in their new defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz’, defense. That did not happen, but following that season, Kendricks himself demanded a trade. I don’t know if there were not any takers, or if the Eagles did not want to let him leave. Not long ago the rumors that they were trying to trade him popped up again, but in the end, he was obviously released.

I don’t know if the above is concerning or not. Like I wrote, the word out of Philadelphia is that they first tried to trade him because he didn’t fit their new defensive scheme, and then he asked for at trade himself after it was proved to him that he did in fact not fit in the scheme. Last season he played a lot because their middle linebacker, Jordan Hicks, was out for the season with an injury, which meant that Kendricks could play the position that suited him the best.

Another important part of the story is that the Eagles will probably designate Kendricks as a post-June 1 cut, and thus save six million on their salary cap. I am guessing that, because of the reasons mentioned above, he did not want to restructure his contract with the Eagles even is they asked him to.

With the trend being that NFL teams only utilizes two linebackers most of the time, I would imagine that Bucannon and Reddick are being viewed as the main linebackers in part due to their athleticism, and if Kendricks want a deal equal to the one he had, I am not sure the Cardinals are interested. That could be why no one were willing to give up anything to acquire him. He is not at all a bad athlete, and he is certainly a better player than Josh Bynes. On the other hand, Bynes supposedly knows the playbook very well, and I thought he did impress last season. I am probably leaning toward signing Kendricks, but it is not as much of an obvious signing to me as others are suggesting.

 

[WildBB]

It's all about what your willing to pay and what he's willing to take. Give him a prove it contract with no guaranree of a starting job. With a new staff he should jump on it.

 

[overseascardfan]

Back on the market after getting released after being charged with insider trading. Not sure if he'll do time, he is cooperating with authorities.