Seeing Fred Warner and Eric Kendricks on the field together might not be as far-fetched as you’d think.John Lynch shared on the 49ers Talk podcast that if the team could make it happen, the general manager would be all in.“Sure, I’d love to see it,” Lynch said with a little chuckle.The linebacker is one of the lesser spoken about free agents who is set to hit the open market once the new league year begins on March 11. Kendricks signed with San Francisco in late November and appeared in his first game as a 49er one month later in Week 16.“Yeah, absolutely,” Lynch said when asked if Kendricks was a player the team would like to bring back. “Eric, I can’t say enough. He came in and it probably took more time than he wanted, but it happened in short order and he played, and played really well. Helped us win a tough playoff game in Philly. Played really well for a couple of weeks in a row.”2025 was the 49ers’ second effort to bring the veteran linebacker to the Bay Area after agreeing in principle just one year prior. Kendricks ultimately ended up signing with the Dallas Cowboys in 2024 for an opportunity to remain at the...
John Lynch states 49ers ‘absolutely’ interested in bringing Eric Kendricks back
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