NFL

Rams sign veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks to practice squad

Los Angeles added the former All-Pro on October 6 after he appeared in three regular-season games for San Francisco last year.

By The Sporting Page Editorial Staff
Eric Kendricks in a blue UCLA number 6 uniform blocks a USC punt in a November 17, 2012 file photograph.
File photo: UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks blocks a punt against USC on November 17, 2012. Neon Tommy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped for display. · Credit: Neon Tommy / Wikimedia Commons

The Los Angeles Rams signed veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks to their practice squad Tuesday, October 6, according to the team’s transaction log.

NFL.com reported that the 11-year veteran appeared in three regular-season games for the San Francisco 49ers last season. The Rams listed his addition as a veteran practice-squad signing.

Kendricks spent his first eight NFL seasons with Minnesota and earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2019. He played for the Chargers in 2023 and the Cowboys in 2024, NBC Sports reported.

Sources and notes

  1. https://www.therams.com/team/transactions/2026
  2. https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-tuesday-oct-6
  3. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/rams-add-lb-eric-kendricks-to-practice-squad
  4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kendricks_punt_blocked_USC.jpg
  5. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/