Veteran linebacker Mychal Kendricks reportedly agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday.
Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com confirmed Rapoport’s report, but Kendricks denied he had signed with the Browns.
“No, it’s not accurate,” china nfl jerseys wholesale Kendricks told Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “That’s all I have to say. I’m not really talking about it.”
Later, Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports reported Kendricks and the Browns agreed to a one-year contract with a max value of $3.5 million. Tomasson said he asked Kendricks about the new report, and he hung up the phone.
Kendricks had been the subject of trade rumors prior to the start of the 2017 season. PhillyVoice.com’s Jimmy Kempski reported in February 2017 the Eagles had made Kendricks nfl jersey wholesale china available as they looked to free up salary-cap space.
Instead, Kendricks remained in Philadelphia and proceeded to have a strong year. He finished with 77 combined tackles and two sacks. Not only was the 27-year-old a strong run defender, he also registered six passes defended—his highest since his rookie year in 2012.
Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz spoke highly of Kendricks last October, praising his attitude despite how his role with the team fluctuated in recent years, authentic nfl jerseys china wholesale per Eagles Wire’s David Hennessey:
“He’s been a pro. I’ve said this from the beginning of training camp: He’s gone out and worked really hard and done anything we’ve asked him to do. I think from the very beginning of training camp, we talked about him coming into what he’s going to be asked to do, and then doing that well. I couldn’t be prouder of him.”
However, that wasn’t enough for the Eagles to keep Kendricks on the roster this offseason. Philadelphia waived him in what was a cost-savings maneuver. china nfl jersey wholesale NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Reuben Frank reported the Eagles were saving $6 million in salary-cap space and adding $1.6 million in dead money in 2018 by making Kendricks a post-June 1 cut.
NJ Advance Media’s Eliot Shorr-Parks nfl china jerseys wholesale argued how the decision couldn’t have been easy: