NFL Changes Mychal Kendricks’ Suspension To 8 Games, Eligible To Return Week 12

According to Pro Football Talk, the NFL has changed Seahawks LB Mychal Kendricks‘ indefinite suspension for insider trading to an eight-game ban.

PFT adds that Kendricks will get credit for time served, which means he’ll be eligible to return to the team and practice for Week 12.

Adam Schefter confirms the news and explains that Kendricks is eligible to practice Week 12 and then the first game that he would be eligible for would be Week 14, which is a Monday night game against the Vikings.

Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading last month, but never profited off it, made immediate restitution, has no criminal record, and is not scheduled to be sentenced until January 24. Reports have said that Kendricks could face between 30 to 37 months in prison based on federal guidelines.

The NFL considered placing Kendricks on the commissioner’s exempt list before he was released by the Browns.

Kendricks, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2012. He was entering the fourth year of his five-year, $29.896 million contract that included $16.4 million guaranteed and set to make a base salary of $5.85 million for the 2018 season when the Eagles designated him as a post-June 1 release a few months ago.

The Browns later signed Kendricks to a one-year contract worth a maximum of $3.5 million only to cut him loose shortly after the news of the insider trading charges surfaced.

Kendricks signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks last month.

In 2018, Kendricks has appeared in three games for the Seahawks and recorded 15 tackles, two sacks, and a pass defense.