Linebacker Eric Kendricks was launched by the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday, a transfer that frees up $6.5 million in wage cap house.
Kendricks signed a two-year cope with the Chargers final season after eight years with the Minnesota Vikings. He performed in 15 video games, together with 14 begins, and was second on the group with 117 tackles. Kendricks additionally had 3 1/2 sacks, seven tackles for loss and a pressured fumble.
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Even with Kendricks’ launch, the Chargers are almost $19 million over the $255.4 million wage cap with free company set to start subsequent Wednesday. The brand new mind belief of coach Jim Harbaugh and basic supervisor Joe Hortiz inherited a roster with 4 gamers — linebackers Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa, and vast receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams — who’ve cap numbers of at the least $32 million for the 2024 season.
“It’s nonetheless a piece in progress. The (teaching) workers actually simply acquired finalized,” Hortiz stated in regards to the roster analysis course of throughout final week’s NFL Scouting Mix. “Clearly, the wage cap acquired bumped up a little bit bit larger than I feel everybody was anticipating, a little bit bit extra. It provides us, definitely, some flexibility a little bit bit, extra elevated flexibility. We’ll proceed to speak by means of that over the subsequent couple of weeks and have a plan of assault shortly.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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