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Ex-Eagle Mychal Kendricks rips NFL reporter Rapoport - 'You will never have my respect'

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When a player gets cut from the defending Super Bowl champions, one would think he’d have bigger worries than fighting with a reporter.

One would be wrong.

There’s a feud brewing between former Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.

After helping Philadelphia win its first Super Bowl, Kendricks found himself out on the streets, as Eagles management sought salary cap space.

Rapoport, meanwhile, has a bit of a history of getting folks upset; in February, he told radio host Chad Dukes that he had to take an important call and ended their interview.

Dukes responded by unloading on his guest.

“That is the last time we have that son of a b—- on this show, I swear to God,” Dukes said, according to the New York Post. “What a piece of garbage. That’s twice he’s done that — and he sucked. And he sucked! He had absolutely no … God I hate that guy.

“And then to do that in the middle of a live interview, after you’ve already screwed me once? Go F yourself, dude. You get stuff wrong all the time, and everybody knows it.”

Now it’s Kendricks with the issue, after Rapoport reported Sunday that the linebacker was signing with the Cleveland Browns.

Was Kendricks justified in getting upset at Rapoport?

“You will never have my respect,” Kendricks tweeted in response to Rapoport.

So Kendricks voiced his displeasure in a pretty calm, collected manner.

Until this:

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We’re going to guess that Kendricks hadn’t heard what his agent, Doug Hendrickson, said earlier that day.

It’s unclear whether Kendricks has actually signed with the Browns, but many outlets reported that he has.

Kendricks may want to check in with his agent every once in a while.

Update: Kendricks officially signed with Cleveland on Tuesday.

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Mike is an 11-time Michigan Emmy Award winner who has spent nearly 30 years working in sports media.
Mike has spent nearly 30 years in all aspects of sports media, including on-air, 10 at ESPN and another 10 at Fox Sports Detroit. He now works as a TV agent, and lives with his family in West Bloomfield, MI.
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Sudbury, Massachusetts
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11-time Michigan Emmy winner
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Emerson College
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The Longest Year: One Family's Journey Of Life, Death, And Love/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Lions
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