Ex-Eagle Mychal Kendricks could be back on the field soon, despite facing prison time

Yong Kim / Staff PhotographerFormer Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks might be facing potential prison time, but he could be back on the field for the Seattle Seahawks in just a couple of weeks.

The NFL has decided to suspend Kendricks for eight games for insider trading, according to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport. The suspension will include games served, meaning Kendricks would be eligible to play for the Seahawks as early as Nov. 12.

The Seahawks signed Kendricks to a one-year deal in September, after he was cut by the Cleveland Browns following a Sept. 6 guilty plea to insider trading charges in federal court in Philadelphia. He is scheduled to be…