Born on Saturday, February 29, 1992, Eric-Nathan Marvin Kendricks plays middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).
He participated in college football for the UCLA Bruins.
He received All-American recognition in 2014 as a senior and won the Butkus Award as the top collegiate linebacker in the country.
In the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Vikings selected him as their 45th overall pick.
Marvin Kendricks, a former UCLA running back who played professionally in the Canadian Football League, and Yvonne Thagon gave birth to the handsome middle linebacker.
Mychal, his older brother, and Danielle, his younger sister, were his childhood playmates.
Their father, Marvin, who developed a crack cocaine addiction, left them with their single mother, Thagon, to raise them.
Marvin had cleaned himself up by the time Kendricks began high school. He got married, got a job, and worked out a way to spend time with his kids with Thagon.
Height in meters and feet
The 30-year-old is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall.
Weight in KG and lbs
He has a weight of 232 lb (105 kg).
