Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Eagles releasing veteran LB Mychal Kendricks on Tuesday. Schefter adds that Kendricks isn’t expected to be unemployed very long.
- Field Yates reports that the Eagles designated Kendricks as a post-June 1 release.
The Eagles have already confirmed the move:
Roster Move: #Eagles have released LB Mychal Kendricks. pic.twitter.com/e1grl1EUbn
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 22, 2018
It’s somewhat surprising to see the Eagles release Kendricks, considering that he has been on the trade block for a few years now. However, it appears the Eagles felt it was best to just move on now, as opposed to waiting for a trade opportunity to surface.
Kendricks, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2012. He’s entering the fourth year of his five-year, $29.896 million contract that included $16.4 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $5.85 million for the 2018 season.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Kendricks would free up $6 million of available cap space while creating $1.6 million in dead money.
In 2017, Kendricks appeared in 15 games for the Eagles and recorded 77 tackles, two sacks and six pass defenses for the Eagles.
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