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Report: Eagles Releasing Mychal Kendricks, Paul Worrilow Tears ACL

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: May 22nd, 2018 · 3:53 PM EDT

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Mychal Kendricks wasn’t at OTAs this afternoon.

And if you don’t now, now you know:

Eagles releasing veteran LB Mychal Kendricks, per source. Kendricks spent six years with Eagles; he’s not expected to be unemployed long.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 22, 2018

Kendricks was due to make $5.8 million this year. He carries a dead cap hit of $3.2 million. However, if he’s designated as a post-June 1st cut, I believe the Birds save $6 million in cap space and only endure $1.6 million in dead cap.

He was the Eagles’ second leading tackler last season behind Nigel Bradham and added 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss.

Corey Nelson took first team reps at Kendricks’ WILL position today.

And Paul Worrilow was carted off the field with what apparently looks to be a serious knee injury:

New Eagles LB Paul Worrilow had an air cast placed on his right leg and was carted off after colliding with a teammate during the first day of OTAs. The injury occurred during red zone drills inside the practice bubble. The Eagles signed the veteran in… https://t.co/5Q51JrVdVX

— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) May 22, 2018

With Worrilow and Kendricks out, the rest of the linebacker corps is Kamu Grugier-Hill, Nate Gerry, and Joe Walker. The good thing is that it’s only May 22nd.

Update: torn ACL for Worrilow –

Eagles’ LB Paul Worrilow was diagnosed with a torn ACL, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 22, 2018

Yeesh.

Update 2: it’s official –

Roster Move: #Eagles have released LB Mychal Kendricks. pic.twitter.com/e1grl1EUbn

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 22, 2018