Overview
- The waiver claim arrived a day after Seattle cut Kendrick, blocking the Seahawks from bringing him back on their practice squad.
- Kendrick appeared in 10 games for Seattle in 2025 with two interceptions, five pass deflections and seven tackles.
- His role had shrunk to special teams duty with just five defensive snaps over the last six games and one healthy scratch, with reports linking a Week 12 punt-return mistake to the decision.
- The move returns Kendrick to the team that drafted him, where he started 18 games in 2022–23 before missing 2024 with a torn ACL.
- Alongside the claim, the Rams placed McCreary on IR and opened return windows for WR Tutu Atwell and CB Ahkello Witherspoon to bolster late-season depth.