2024 NFL free agency: Former All-Pro LB Eric Kendricks to sign one-year deal with 49ers, per report

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The San Francisco 49ers have brought in some reinforcements at linebacker. The Niners will sign former Chargers and Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks to a one-year contract, according to ESPN.

Kendricks spent the first eight years of his career in Minnesota, where he emerged as one of the NFL’s best linebackers and was eventually named both a Pro Bowler and All-Pro. He was released as a cap casualty last offseason and spent 2023 with the Chargers, where he collected his eighth consecutive 100-plus-tackle season working in the middle of the defense.

Kendricks was released again earlier this offseason as the Chargers — who are still over the cap, as of this writing — worked their way toward clearing enough space to enter the new league year (Wednesday 4 p.m. ET). Now, the former UCLA star California native will get to play for another Golden State team. 

Kendricks will presumably provide insurance for the…


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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-03-13 15:10:06

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