CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns had a little business to tend to today before Hue Jackson jumped in the lake.

They hosted former Eagles outside linebacker Mychal Kendricks for a free agent visit, a league source told cleveland.com.

Released last week by the Eagles, Kendricks visited the Vikings on Monday and Tuesday and then the Raiders. The visits were first reported by Jordan Shultz of Yahoo Sports.

Kendricks is expected to make his decision soon on where he'd like to play. The Vikings have a big advantage because his brother Eric, a middle linebacker, plays there.

"Oh, man, it'd be a dream come true,'' Kendricks told Chris Tomasson of Twincities.com. "That's my best friend. Playing with my bro would be so cool, and it's a rare opportunity.''

But Kendricks won't base his decision entirely on that.

"He's doing all he can,'' Kendricks said. "He's let me know what the team's all about. But he knows in the end I'm going to make my decision based off the things that are presented to me.''

Rated the ninth-best linebacker by profootballfocus.com, Kendricks was released by the Eagles after six seasons there and with two years left on his contract.

He played 60 percent of the Eagles' snaps last season after just 27 percent the year before. He plays outside in a 4-3 alignment and inside in a 3-4.

"I kind of understood the situation,'' he said. "It's something that I've been asking for. ... I didn't ask to be released but I asked for a trade a year prior to this. So, yeah, I'm trying to be in a situation where I can play a big role and really contribute.''

In Cleveland, Kendricks would add depth a linebacking corps that includes Jamie Collins, Joe Schobert, Chris Kirksey and James Burgess.