"SANTA CLARA Linebacker Eric Kendricks will be new to the 49ers' starting lineup come Sunday's wild-card playoff game at Philadelphia. The footsteps he follows are not new to him. There's a standard that's upheld in this room, Kendricks said Wednesday. This organization has always had good linebackers, as far as I'm concerned, so I don't plan on it being any different. That history includes the surnames Hazeltine, Wilcox, Turner, Norton, Woodall, Willis, Bowman, Warner, Greenlaw and many more."
"Kendricks spoke Wednesday at his locker directly across from Fred Warner, the four-time All-Pro who sustained a right-ankle fracture three months ago and is working toward an improbable comeback should the 49ers reach the NFC Championship round. Kendricks signed Nov. 26, got called up from the practice squad for the past three games, and Wednesday he moved onto the 53-man roster as Tatum Bethune went on Injured Reserve because of Saturday's groin tear against Seattle."
"Not only are the 49ers without Warner and now Bethune, Dee Winters (ankle) did not practice Wednesday and Luke Gifford (quadriceps) was limited because of injuries in Saturday's 13-3 defeat. Kendricks, an 11th-year veteran, will be the fourth Mike linebacker to start this season, with Curtis Robinson having relieved an injured Bethune for three games. I'm very confident and very comfortable with this position in particular"
Eric Kendricks will start at linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers in the upcoming wild-card game at Philadelphia. The 49ers have a long history of productive linebackers, and Kendricks expects to maintain that standard. Recent practices featured a linebacker group including Kendricks, Garret Wallow, Curtis Robinson, Jalen Graham and Kyzir White, who officially signed Wednesday. Kendricks rejoined the 53-man roster after being signed Nov. 26 and called up for the past three games. The team is shorthanded with Fred Warner sidelined by a fractured right ankle and Tatum Bethune on Injured Reserve, plus other limited players due to injuries.
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