The truth is that there is nothing wrong with what Mychal Kendricks did by getting in front of his new teammates to share less than complimentary tendencies of his old teammates. In fact, that's a practice that takes place in just about every locker room in a league that employs so many players that are constantly on the move. It doesn't matter whether or not he was privy to experiencing the brightest moment of his career due to the efforts of some of same guys on which he threw shade. He could be of the same blood of some of the Super Bowl champs and his allegiance would still have to lie with the zero win team who he is preparing to spill blood with. Football is a ruthless game with a lot of turnover, so some relationships might be compromised by both the preparation and the execution that goes into lining up across from a familiar face and smashing it in the mouth all afternoon. That's just the way it is. What I do question, however, is sharing a spicy scouting report with the camera of a widely viewed premium network ahead of a completely meaningless game against an out-of-conference opponent. Especially since the guy who did so had already flushed the entirety of his credibility with this gem of jackassery...
I totally get that the only way to guarantee loyalty in professional sports is to pay for it. That said, if winning a championship truly means "walking together forever" then I see very little reward in putting yourself at risk of an awkward eternal stroll for a handful of improved preseason reps from a defense that might not even retain you next year. I understand the desire to tip off your teammates, but Mychal Kendricks looks to be actively choosing to make himself a pariah in a city that would otherwise celebrate him for centuries in lessening the workload of a coach that might tell the world he's an asshole is he so much as turns an ankle. I don't know, just seems like he's trying pretty Hard to deliver Knocks on the Eagles when it's their logo that will be embedded with diamonds on his ring finger when downside of his career is finished playing itself out. Can't help but wonder if he'll live to regret not being more inconspicuous with his...ahem...insider trading of secrets, as he might be hanging up his cleats a little sooner than he thinks...
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