Getting to know Eric Kendricks

December 11, 2016 at 5:46AM

About Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks

Size: 6-0, 230 pounds

Age: 24 (or is it 6? He was a leap year baby, born Feb. 29, 1992).

College: UCLA. Won Butkus Award as nation's top linebacker in 2014.

Drafted: Second round, 45th overall in 2015.

Statistics: Second on Vikings this season with 77 tackles (54 unassisted) after leading team with 92 last season.

Highlight: Returned interception 77 yards for a touchdown in the Vikings' season-opening victory at Tennessee.

Did you know? Mychal Kendricks, Eric's older brother, is in his fifth season as a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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