Eric Berry intentionally took year off from football, plans to return next season
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On every Chiefs 2010s roster except for the edition that has voyaged to the Super Bowl, Eric Berry does not plan to retire. The former All-Pro safety opted to sit out in 2019 but not for lack of interest, according to NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo. Berry was oEric Berry intentionally took year off from football, plans to return next season
On every Chiefs 2010s roster except for the edition that has voyaged to the Super Bowl, Eric Berry does not plan to retire. The former All-Pro safety opted to sit out in 2019 but not for lack of interest, according to NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo. Berry was on a few teams’ radars last summer but wanted to make sure he was sufficiently recovered from the injuries that led to his Chiefs release. Following what Garafolo categorizes as an “intentional sabbatical,” the fifth overall draft pick plans to play in 2020. After the Chiefs released Berry in March, he visited the Cowboys and popped up on the Browns’ radar. We heard nothing from the potential All-Decade teamer during the season, however. Berry’s six-year, $78M Chiefs extension — a then-record safety contract — in 2017 preceded a torn Achilles tendon in Week 1 of the 2017 season and a nagging heel injury that cost him most of the 2018 campaign. The Chiefs ate $14.95M in dead money because of Berry’s release — $8M of which will be attached to their 2020 payroll Read more