*The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2020 offseason with 19 players set to become unrestricted free agents, which should make for another busy spring and summer for Pete Carroll and John Schneider as they look to shore up the roster and contend for the number one seed in the NFC again next year.*

Our free agent series continues with a look at linebacker Mychal Kendricks.

Lining up as the team’s SAM linebacker, Mychal Kendricks had a solid season for the Seahawks. He racked up 71 combined tackles, four passes defended, three sacks, one forced fumble and an interception in 14 games played.

However, Kendricks often struggled in pass coverage, a task assigned to Seattle’s linebackers more than ever in 2019 thanks to an over-reliance on their base 4-3 defense, and he had issues with open field tackles as well.

Kendricks also suffered a torn ACL near the end of the season and is facing potential jail time stemming from a charge of insider trading leveled against him before the 2018 season.

All that, along with the emergence of 2019 rookie Cody Barton down the stretch, makes it look more and more like Kendricks has played his last down with the Seahawks while the team looks to Barton to replace him at SAM.

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