Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Mychal Kendricks has been charged with making $1.2 million through insider trading, Philadelphia-based U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced.

From 2014 to 2015, Kendricks, 27, who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns, allegedly collaborated with former Goldman Sachs junior analyst and writer for the ABC sitcom “Black-ish” Damilare Sonoiki, 27, of Beverly Hills, to get non-public information about several companies’ market activities ahead of time in exchange for a series of kickbacks, such as $10,000 cash, Eagles tickets, and access to the filming of a music video by pop star Teyana Taylor.

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