Why LB Eric Kendricks Dumped 49ers For Dallas And Why Collins Signed

Eric Kendrick a little more than 12 hours after agreeing to sign with the 49ers,

Kendricks changed his mind and decided to go to Dallas instead. There he’ll reunite with Mike Zimmer, who once was Kendricks’ head coach with the Minnesota Vikings and who now runs the Dallas Cowboys’ defense.

The 49ers will resume their search for a veteran linebacker who can possibly fill in if Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) is not ready at the start of the season.

Malaek Collins — who will turn 29 next month — has 25 1/2 sacks.

He matched his career highs last season for Houston with five sacks and 48 pressures. Over the bulk of his career, the 6-foot-2, 310-pound Collins has been one of the league’s better interior pass rushers — with his one season with the Raiders in 2020 serving as an exception.

He had a career-low pressure rate of 4.6 percent that season, according to TruMedia. He was at 10.7 percent last season with Houston.

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