Eric Kendricks expected to sign with Cowboys after initially agreeing to terms with 49ers, per report

A model new chapter has been added to the 49ers-Cowboys rivalry. The Cowboys are anticipated to sign former All-Skilled linebacker Eric Kendricks after he was initially slated to sign with the 49ers, in keeping with NFL Media.

The 49ers reportedly made a sturdy present to sign Kendricks, who tallied 117 tackles and three.5 sacks last season. Nonetheless Kendricks has in the long run decided to reunite with Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, who served as Kendricks’ head coach in Minnesota from 2015-21.

Kendricks spent the first eight years of his career in Minnesota, the place he emerged as one in every of many NFL’s most interesting linebackers and was lastly named every a Skilled Bowler and All-Skilled in 2019. He was launched as a cap casualty last offseason and spent 2023 with the Chargers, the place he collected his eighth consecutive 100-plus-tackle season working in the midst of the safety.

Kendricks was launched as soon as extra earlier this offseason as a result of the Chargers labored their methodology in the direction of clearing enough home to enter the model new league yr on Wednesday.

With the 49ers, Kendricks would have supplied insurance coverage protection throughout the event that star linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who tore his Achilles in the midst of the crew’s Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs, is unable to return or is simply not at full power early throughout the 2024 season.

In its place, Kendricks is predicted to affix a Cowboys safety that over the earlier three years has been led by standout linebacker Micah Parsons.