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Eric Berry , born the In Fairburn, is an American American football player playing at the post of safety . Considered one of the best university players of his generation, he is selected in fifth position from the 2010 Draft of the NFL. Berry is diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2014, and returns even stronger the following season. He makes a remarkable return which he needs the reward of comeback of the year. Eric Berry was elected in the best team in the League in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

A student at the University of Tennessee, he played for the Voluntesers du Tennessee. In the 2008 season, he intercepted his opponents seven times, leading the nation in this sector. He makes 72 tackles and 3 sacks . In 2009, he notably won the Jim Thorpe Award. At the end of the year, he abandoned his last university season and appeared at the 2010 NFL Draft.

Invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, Eric Berry has a remarkable time of 4.47 seconds to the sprint of 40 yards. Considered one of the most promising safety since Sean Taylor [ first ] , he was selected in 2010 at the 5 It is Place by Kansas City chiefs [ 2 ] . He signs a record contract of six years and 60 million dollars with the chiefs [ 3 ] .

The , in the opening match of the 2011 season, Eric Berry was injured in the interior ligament of the left knee [ 4 ] . Operated on , Berry must miss the rest of the season. The chiefing season is difficult, the defense being amputated for its best player [ 5 ] .

In 2014, it was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma [ 6 ] that he surmounts. He won the “Comeback Player of the Year” trophy when he returned to competition in 2015 in 2015 [ 7 ] .

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The , Berry signs a new six -year contract for a total of $ 78 million with Kansas City chiefs, including 40 million dollars guaranteed, making him safety best paid in the league [ 8 ] .

He participated in five Pro Bowls (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016).

Statistics of Eric Berry in NFL [ 9 ]
Year Crew  MJ  Tackle Interceptions Fumbles
Total Only Ast. Sacks  Nb. Yards Def.  TD   Nb. Rec.
2010 Chiefs 16 eighty seven 72 15 2 4 102 9 first first 0
2011 Chiefs first 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Chiefs 16 eighty six seventy three 13 0 first 0 ten 0 0 0
two thousand and thirteen Chiefs 15 82 seventy three 9 0 3 134 11 2 2 2
2014 Chiefs 6 37 32 5 3.5 0 0 2 0 0 0
2015 Chiefs 16 sixty one 55 6 0 2 40 ten 0 0 0
2016 Chiefs 16 77 62 15 0 4 98 9 2 first 0
2017 Chiefs first 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Chiefs 2 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ↑ (in) Jim Trotter, ‘ The Sure Thing» , Sports Illustrated, (consulted the )
  2. ↑ (in) ‘ Follow Eric Berry’s Draft Day» , on chiefs.com , (consulted the )
  3. ↑ (in) ‘ Berry signs six-year, $60M deal with Chiefs, sets safety record» , on nFl.com , (consulted the )
  4. ↑ (in) Associated Press, ‘ Chiefs place Eric Berry on IR» , on Espn.com , (consulted the )
  5. ↑ (in) Jim Trotter, ‘ Fail, do the Chiefs» , Sports Illustrated, (consulted the )
  6. ↑ (in) Adam Teicher, ‘ Eric Berry has Hodgkin’s lymphoma» , on Espn.com , (consulted the )
  7. ↑ (in) Danny Kelly, ‘ Eric Berry beat cancer and dominated the NFL» , on Sbnation.com (consulted the )
  8. ↑ (in) Marc Sessler, ‘ Eric Berry, Chiefs agree to six-year, $78 million deal» , on nFl.com , (consulted the )
  9. ↑ (in) ‘ Eric Berry » , on Pro- Football-Reference.com (consulted the ) .

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