The Eagles are hoping to clear “significant” financial room this offseason and that could include trading a longtime starter. The team is willing to move on from linebacker Mychal Kendricks this offseason, a source tells PhillyVoice’s Jimmy Kempski. 
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Kendricks is slated to count for $6.6MM against the cap in 2017, but they could save $1.8MM by trading or releasing him. That still leaves $4.8MM in dead money, but every little bit of breathing room will help Philly this March. Kendricks also saw his playing time dip significantly under new head coach Doug Pederson and defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, so he wouldn’t necessarily be missed. From 2012 to 2015, Kendricks was a regular starter and he was a favorite of Chip Kelly from 2013-15. This past season, he was leapfrogged by Jordan Hicks and Nigel Bradham in the pecking order. Kendricks was in on 26.8% of the team’s snaps while Bradham and Hicks both eclipsed 95%.
Alternatively, the Eagles could designate Kendricks as a June 1st cut, resulting in $5MM savings right away with $3.2MM in dead money carrying over into 2018. However, Kempski hears it is not anticipated that the Eagles go that route and it’s not clear if they’ll even consider releasing him if a trade can’t be worked out.
The Eagles cannot trade Kendricks until the start of the new league year, which will begin at 4pm ET/3pm CT on March 9. After that, there’s another key date to keep in mind – March 11. That’s when $4.35MM of his $4.85MM 2017 base salary becomes fully guaranteed. That could leave Philly with a short window to get a palatable deal done.
Zach,
You might want to let us know what position this guy plays somewhere in your opening paragraph.
It would make the piece a bit more factual and interesting.
Or you could just watch the NFL
He did he’s a linebacker look again
Please please please find a home for him somewhere else. Is a 3rd rounder realistic??
Personally,i doubt it.Eagles cap space,him not fitting Schwartz’ system,plus having salaries of 5,6,& 7m(.15m roster bonuses included) the next 3 years,the Eagles dont have much of a hand to play.late round pick,or a pick swap like the Maxwell/Alonso deal is more likely.
Sucks that his value is low but it is what it is. He hardly sees the field in this system but does have value to a team that will properly utilize him. Hopefully they’re able to get some value for him, and I fully expect him to start and play well wherever he goes.
Any 3-4 d in need of a weak ilb,or a 4-3 in need of a mlb will get themselves a good player.he needs to be in the middle though,to take advantage of his side to side speed.limiting him to 1 side of the field dont play to his strengths,and Hicks definitely has the middle locked down here.
its to bad Kc dont have the space to get him,because Reid would probably be the 1 person to offer us a decent deal,since hes already had success playing for him.
Packers come on packers