Eric Kendricks seems very excited about reuniting with Mike Zimmer. The Dallas Cowboys needed linebacker help desperately going into the 2024 season. Before they added Marist Liufau in the third round of the NFL draft, they brought in veteran and former All-Pro Eric Kendricks on a one-year deal in March.
The Cowboys didn’t have the most inspiring offseason in 2024. Multiple players departed in free agency and the Dallas front office did little to replace them.
The latest in Cowboys news. Eric Kendricks walks back his comment on Mike Zimmer made a few years ago. Eric Kendricks played for Mike Zimmer for seven seasons in Minnesota, but after Zimmer was fired as the Vikings’ head coach, Kendricks said Zimmer’s “fear-based” leadership was the wrong approach for the team.
The Dallas Cowboys' linebacker room will look vastly different in 2024 than it did last year. There are new faces in the room as Eric Kendricks joins the team to command Mike Zimmer's defense and a bigger version of DeMarvion Overshown is set to return from injury to make his NFL debut while rookie Marist Liufau awaits his own.
Eric Kendricks represented one of the Dallas Cowboys‘ only free-agent signings this offseason, and the linebacker is excited to reunite with defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.
Eric Kendricks played for Mike Zimmer for seven seasons in Minnesota, but after Zimmer was fired as the Vikings' head coach, Kendricks said Zimmer's "fear-based" leadership was the wrong approach for the team.
Eric Kendricks had a deal in place to sign with the 49ers this offseason, but he ended up backing out of that agreement to join the Cowboys.
It has been two months since Dan Quinn headed north to become the Commanders' Head Coach, and Dallas brought in coaching veteran Mike Zimmer to succeed him.
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Cowboys veterans and rookies are preparing to take the practice field together for the first time this offseason, and they’ve already got some ground to make up over where the team ended up in January.
Eric Kendricks has been in the NFL for 9 seasons racking up over 1000 tackles, 18.5 sacks, and 61 tackles for loss. Kendricks has been one of the best inside linebackers in his 9-year career and 7 of those seasons were spent under the helm of current Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer.
The one that got away. That is what linebacker Eric Kendricks was to the San Francisco 49ers back when free agency commenced. Kendricks had an agreement in place with the 49ers on a one-year deal until the Dallas Cowboys came in and swooped him from them.
In March, the San Francisco 49ers were thrilled to agree to terms on a one-year deal with free agent linebacker Eric Kendricks, providing insurance in case Dre Greenlaw missed significant time due to the torn Achilles suffered in the Super Bowl.
His addition was a must-need signing for the Cowboys.
The San Francisco 49ers thought they had a deal with linebacker Eric Kendricks in free agency, but he reneged on the agreement, instead opting to sign with the Dallas Cowboys.
The Dallas Cowboys signed very few free agents this offseason, but among the group is potential starting middle linebacker Eric Kendricks. Despite receiving the opportunity to go to the 49ers and stay in California, where he was in 2023 with the Chargers, Kendricks opted to pack his bags and head to Texas on a one-year deal for $3 million.
The Dallas Cowboys made their first outside signing in free agency on Wednesday, snagging linebacker Eric Kendricks out of the 49ers’ clutches at the 11th hour.
The big appeal the Cowboys held over the 49ers was the ability for him to play under his former head coach.
The Dallas Cowboys waited until Wednesday evening to land their first outside help in free agency.
After reportedly agreeing to a one-year contract with the 49ers Tuesday, veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks will instead sign with the Cowboys. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Kendricks had a change of heart, preferring to play in Dallas.
The San Francisco 49ers are already set to lose a host of big-name defenders to free agency this week and are expected to be without linebacker Dre Greenlaw most of next season due to a torn Achilles. They've now made a move to address those circumstances.
The 49ers' linebacker room added a familiar face to NFL fans on Wednesday when they came to terms with former Minnesota Vikings star Eric Kendricks on a one-year deal.
He continued his run of solid production by registering 117 tackles (seven for loss) and 3.5 sacks last season. The former second-round pick added a forced fumble and six passes defensed.
The Steelers have a clear need at inside linebacker and Eric Kendricks, one of the league's most consistent players at the position, was just released.
The Minnesota Vikings cut linebacker Eric Kendricks Monday morning, ending his eight-year career with the franchise.
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