Eric Berry
Berry in 2010
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| No. 29 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Fairburn (GA) Creekside | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 427 |
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| Sacks: | 5.5 |
| Interceptions: | 14 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Pass deflections: | 50 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
James Eric Berry (born December 29, 1988) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs fifth overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American and recognized as the best collegiate defensive back in the country. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma on December 8, 2014. After going through chemo in the offseason and being declared cancer free, Berry came back for the 2015 season and was named to the Pro Bowl, the AP All-Pro team, and was named the 2015 AP Comeback Player of the Year.
Berry was born in Fairburn, Georgia. He attended Creekside High School in Fairburn, and was a standout athlete for the Creekside Seminoles track and football teams.
Berry played cornerback and quarterback, earning a 37-5 record as a starter at Creekside. He was teammates with Rokevious Watkins and Terrance Parks. Following his stellar high school career, Berry was invited to play in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Berry was considered the top player in Georgia and the top cornerback prospect by every recruiting service, and Rivals.com ranked him the #3 player in the nation. He was once clocked at 4.38-4.41 range at the 40-yard dash at a soft indoor surface at a high school Combine.
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