Eric Kendricks
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Eric-Nathan M. Kendricks (born February 29, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at UCLA.
He received the Butkus Award as the country's best collegiate linebacker and received All-American recognition as a senior in 2014 and was named the nation's best collegiate linebacker.
In the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Vikings, his 45th overall in the league.
Early years
Kendricks was born to Yvonne Thagon and Marvin Kendricks, a former running back for UCLA who competed in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He grew up with older brother Mychal and younger sister Danielle. They were brought up by Thagon, their single mother, who had a divorce from their father, Marvin, who became addicted to crack cocaine. Marvin buffed himself up by the time Kendricks started high school. He married and worked as a chef, and arranged with Thagon to be involved in his children's lives.
Personal life
Mychal, Kendricks' brother, plays linebacker in the NFL. In 1970 and 1971, their father was the Bruins' chief in rushing. Kendricks is the only living NFL player to be born on a leap day.
High school career
Kendricks spent his time at Herbert Hoover High School in Fresno, California, where he received three letters from coach Pat Plummer as a linebacker, quarterback, kicker, punter, and punter as a team captain his junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore, he was a member of his brother, who was a member of the Royal Academy of Canada. He was named first-team All-league defense as a rookie in 2008 and was credited with 85 tackles and two sacks, as well as ten touchdowns on offense. He made 117 tackles and two interceptions on defense, as well as 14 touchdowns on offense as a senior in 2009. By the Fresno Bee, he was dubbed first-team All-league defense for his senior season appearances. In addition, Kendricks has received numerous letters in basketball (team captain and first-team All-league in '09) for coach Nick French and baseball (first-team All-league in '09 and '10) for coach Sam Flores. At his kindergarten, he was named Male Triathlete of the Year.
Kendricks, who was regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, was ranked No. 67. 60 among the outside linebackers and No. 67 are among the 60 among the outside linebackers and No. 92nd out of 92 top players in the state of California. Scout.com rated him as a three-star performer. According to the national and No. 42 middle linebackers. 88 in California. He was selected to the GoldenStatePreps.com All-State third team and the All-NorCal first team. In November 2009, Kendricks committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college football.
College career
Kendricks played for the Bruins from 2010 to 2014. Kendricks played in 14 games with three of them coming from redshirting in 2010. With 76, he finished second on the season, tied for fourth in tackles, tied for fourth with 4.5 tackles for loss, and tied for second with two sacks. By College Football News, he was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American and an honorable mention in the Pac-12 All-Academic team. At the annual team banquet, he also received the John Bonchef Jr. Memorial team award for Rookie of the Year.
Kendricks, a 14-game starter who served as a sophomore in 2012, was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 by the coaches at the annual team awards banquet, and was also named honorable mention academic All-conference. He led the Pac-12 in tackles with an average of 10.64, the nation's first Bruin to lead the conference in tackles since Spencer Havner in 2004. Kendricks' touchdowns also returned two fumbles for touchdowns (Houston, Washington State), blocked a punt (USC), and made his first career interception (USC). Jerry Robinson, the first Bruin player to score a school-record 161 stops in 1978, had his total of 150 tackles. In each of the last seven games of the season, he played in nine games with double-digit tackles, including in each of the last seven games.
Kendricks led the team in tackles for the second straight season in a row, ranked third in the Pac-12 in tackle average with an 8.8 per game average. He was a member of the All-conference academic team and received an honorable mention. He was given the N.N. Award. At the team banquet, the Sugarman Award for Best Leadership on Defense, the UCLA Captains Award, and the Bruin Force Award were presented.
Kendricks spent his senior season as a starter for the third year in a row. He was the head coach of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 149 solo tackles, set the UCLA record for career tackles with 481, which was previously set by Jerry Robinson (1976-1978). After winning by 40-35 in the Alamo Bowl, Kendricks was named the game's most valuable player after his performance of ten tackles, three tackles for loss. He received the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the best linebacker in college football, as well as UCLA's first champion. He was selected as a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and he was also named second-team All-Pac-12.
Professional career
Kendricks established himself as one of the draft's top linebackers with a 4.0 40-yard dash in 2015; his 4.61 40-yard dash was one of the fastest times among linebackers. He was ranked as the top inside linebacker by DraftScout.com, the second best linebacker prospect by Sports Illustrated, and ranked as the fourth best linebacker prospect by NFL analyst Mike Mayock at the end of the pre-draft process.
With the 45th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Kendricks in the second round. In the previous draft, the Vikings also selected Anthony Barr from UCLA, reuniting the teammates in the NFL. Kendricks was the sixth linebacker drafted in 2015.
The Minnesota Vikings signed Kendricks to a four-year, $5.15 million contract, which included a bonus of $2.67 million and a four-year, $5.15 million contract.
Kendricks trained to be the starting middle linebacker against Audie Cole and Gerald Hodges during training camp. Kendricks was the reserve middle linebacker for the regular season, behind starter Gerald Hodges.
He made his professional appearance in the Minnesota Vikings' season-opener against the San Francisco 49ers, making one solo tackle on the 20-3-0 loss. Kendricks made his first appearance at the Denver Broncos on October 4, 2015. He ended Week four with four solo tackles and fired Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning for six yards in the second quarter, his first appearance on the Broncos. The Minnesota Vikings traded Gerald Hodges to the San Francisco 49ers on October 7, 2015, effectively making Kendricks the starting linebacker for the remainder of the season. During a 16–10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6, Kendricks had a season-high ten combined tackles (nine solo) on week 6. His ten combined tackles tied a franchise record by a rookie, as well as Harrison Smith in 2012 and Malik Boyd in 1994. As the Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions 28–19 on October 25, 2015, Kendricks recorded six solo tackles and a season-high two sacks on quarterback Matthew Stafford. Kendricks was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the month of October on October 29, 2015, after he had 20 combined tackles, four sacks, and five quarterback pressures in just three games. He was the first Vikings defensive player to win Rookie of the Month honors since Kevin Williams did it in 2003 and the eighth to win it overall. Cordarrelle Patterson, the last Vikings player to be named Rookie of the Month in December 2013, was the last Vikings player to be voted Rookie of the Month. Kendricks was unable to play for two games (Weeks 9-10) due to a rib injury. Kendricks made the Vikings' first rookie to lead the Vikings (92) since Rip Hawkins in 1961, winning Mike Zimmer's first NFC North championship in six years before falling to the Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card Game. He also had 4.0 sacks, tied for second-most sacks by a rookie linebacker in team history, trailing only Dwayne Rudd, who ended his rookie season in 2015 with 5.0 sacks. Kendricks was named to the Pro Football Writers of America's (PFWA) 2015 All-Rookie team on January 19, 2016. Kendricks led the Vikings' defense in tackles as a rookie with 92 total tackles, the first time a rookie has led the team in tackles since Rip Hawkins in 1961. Kendricks finished his rookie season with 92 combined tackles (72 solo), four sacks, and one pass deflection in 14 games and 11 starts.
In Minnesota's 25-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans, Kendricks returned for the season opener, missing the entire preseason due to a hamstring injury he suffered early in preparation camp. During a Kickoff Weekend in San Diego in 2014, Harrison Smith's interception return late in the third quarter gave the Vikings their first lead of the season and the best interception return in the league since 2006's Harrison Smith's 81 yarder at St. Louis. Kendricks earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his stellar run in week 1, his eighth different Viking to win the award under head coach Mike Zimmer. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Kendricks was outstanding in coverage against the Houston Texans this week, receiving just two receptions on seven targets for 19 yards and breaking up a pass.
Kendricks started all 16 games in 2017, tallying a career-high and team-leading 113 tackles.
Kendricks agreed to a five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Vikings on April 16, 2018. He participated in and started 14 games. He finished the season with 108 tackles, two interceptions, one suspended, and a forced fumble.
Kendricks caused a fumble on tight end Zach Ertz, who was recovered by teammate Anthony Barr in Week 6 of the 38-20 victory. Kendricks led the Detroit Lions to win by 42-31 in Week 7. Kendricks recovered a fumble called by Anthony Barr on Aaron Jones on Monday Night Football, as well as another fumble forced by Harrison Smith on Davante Adams during the 23-10 loss. During Kendricks' second game back to action, he sustained a quad injury and was forced to leave the game.
Kendricks intercepted a pass by Jimmy Garoppolo during the San Francisco 49ers' Divisional Round of the playoffs and returned it for four yards in the 27-10 loss.
Kendricks recorded his first interception of the season against the Detroit Lions in Week 9 after losing by 34–20.