Mychal Kendricks Injury: Updates on Eagles LB's Calf and Return

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 26

Mychal Kendricks is active for Sunday's game vs. Arizona, Mike Jurecki of Fox Sports 910 confirmed:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 24

Eagles Insider has an update on Kendricks' status:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 23

Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com reported on Mychal Kendricks' status from Eagles practice on Thursday:

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Mychal Kendricks and Darren Sproles were listed as limited participants for the second straight day Thursday.

Kendricks once again lined up alongside DeMeco Ryans during individual drills, but sat out for a spell and stood alongside a trainer with his helmet off before rejoining the action.

"He won't play this week," said one of the defensive players. Others weren't as sure.

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Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 22

Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com reported on Mychal Kendricks' status from Eagles practice:

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Mychal Kendricks, Darren Sproles, Jason Kelce and Evan Mathis were all suited up and took part in individual drills during the portion of training open to the media.

Kendricks was paired with DeMeco Ryans during linebacker drills, a positive sign as he preps to play for the first time since suffering a calf strain Week 2 against the Colts.

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 21

Derrick Gunn of CSN Philadelphia has an update on Kendricks:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 20 

Mychal Kendricks posted a statement on his website discussing his injury and recovery:

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I’ll be in practice this week pushing forward to do what I set out to complete while not seeing this as a setback but as a way forward.

Stay inspired. Until the next game.

And to the fans, my teammates and my loved ones, thank you for the continued support, every bit counts.

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Updates from Sunday, Oct. 12

Mychal Kendricks' status for Sunday's game against the Giants was confirmed by the Eagles Twitter account:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 10

The Eagles Insider Twitter feed had bad news on Kendricks:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 9

Geoff Mosher of CSN Philadelphia reported on Mychal Kendricks' status from Eagles practice:

Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 8

The Eagles' official Twitter feed has an update on Kendricks:

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Coach Kelly: Kendricks did some light running yesterday. He's ahead of where he was last week. Still day-to-day.

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 8, 2014"

Updates from Friday, Oct. 3

Eagles Insider has an update on Kendricks' status:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 2

Bob Grotz of the Delco Times has an update on Kendricks:

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 24

Tim McManus of 97.5 radio in Philadelphia has an update on Kendricks:

Updates from Sunday, Sept. 21

The Eagles confirm Mychal Kendricks is inactive for Week 3:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 19

Eagles Insider reports official word on Kendricks' status for Sunday's game:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 18

Ed Benkin of KYW Radio and Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com have an update on Kendricks:

Kendricks also spoke about his status (via Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News):

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 17

Eagles Insider reports an update on Kendricks:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 16

Eagles Insider and Tim McManus of 97.5 The Fanatic passed along comments from Chip Kelly on Mychal Kendricks' injury:

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Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks left Monday night's game at Lucas Oil Stadium against the Indianapolis Colts with a calf injury.

The Eagles' official Twitter account reported on Kendricks' status:

Bleacher Report's Adam Lefkoe noticed Kendricks' absence from the gridiron:

Philly defensive coordinator Billy Davis praised Kendricks before Monday's game, though he noted that the 2012 second-round pick had room to improve.

"He's playing faster, but he still can grasp the defense to another level," said Davis, per Philly.com's Zach Berman. "Mychal is a phenomenal athlete that can make a lot of plays, but [you] unleash that ability to make plays when your brain is working slower and it comes easy to you."

Head coach Chip Kelly has brought an exciting brand of innovative, uptempo offense amid his second season with the Eagles. The other side of the ball is what Philadelphia needs to pick up in order to become a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

Kendricks can help that cause when he's on the field. Losing a playmaker like him would be a big loss, as he's an important cog in the front seven with his speed, range and ability to pressure the quarterback as a blitzer.

It will be up to Casey Matthews to pick up the slack until Kendricks is healthy enough to come back and continue his promising development as an Eagles defensive leader.