When Eric Kendricks was signed to the San Francisco 49ers it seemed like a no brainer. Here’s the guy who can step in for Dre Greenlaw while the latter is out with an Achilles injury and hold down the fort with Fred Warner.
Then later that same day, Kendricks bolted and went to the Dallas Cowboys. What gives?
Well, here’s some possible speculation, at the very least. ESPN’s Todd Archer reported The Cowboys have released linebacker Leighton Vander-Esch after a failed physical. Vander-Esch’s 2023 season came to an end at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers when Trent Williams blocked Vander-Esch into Michah Parsons.