PHILADELPHIA -- Two moments stand out to Mychal Kendricks from his playing days with his brother, Eric Kendricks.
The first came against rival Fresno High. Mychal was a senior and Eric just a sophomore at Hoover High School that year. Both linebackers, Mychal manned the middle while Eric played the weakside, where he took his share of lumps early on.
“It was a crack toss, and he got cracked and broke his ribs,” said Mychal, whose Philadelphia Eagles host Eric’s Minnesota Vikings Sunday. “I remember going into, like, super-insane mode.