Kansas City plan on franchise tagging NFL Comeback Player of the Year Eric Berry to a contract. Berry’s play has warranted a big contract in the NFL and he is highly regarded as one of the best safeties in the league. The Chiefs plan to use the franchise tag on Eric Berry to give them more time to work on a contract for him to pay him, how he should be paid.
If Berry were to sign his franchise tender, the tag would cost the Chiefs a $10.8 million cap hit on a one year deal. Berry is one of the main pieces in a defense that has been in the top 10 of the league for the past few years. The Chiefs struggled to find a solid replacement for him in 2014 when he was out with his cancer diagnosis. By tagging Eric Berry it helps solidify the Chiefs secondary, with Peters and Berry now coming back for sure. The Chiefs will still have to either resign Sean Smith or look elsewhere for a corner to replace him.
Eric Berry is Franchise Tagged by The Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs selected in the 2010 draft fifth overall out of Tennessee. Since he has been in the NFL, Berry has been one of the top safeties in the league. He was diagnosed with Hodgkins’s lymphoma on December 8th, 2014 yet came back to have an All-Pro season in 2015 just nine months later. He has been voted to the Pro Bowl four times in five seasons, was a two time first-team All-Pro in 2013 and 2015, and voted Pro Football Focus Comeback Player of the Year. In his career he has 353 total tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11 interceptions, two forced fumbles, 41 pass deflections, and three defensive touchdowns. The Chiefs worked hard on keeping Berry but will his contract have effects on other Chiefs free agents resigning with the team.
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Main Photo Caption: HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 09: Alfred Blue #28 of the Houston Texans is tackled by Eric Berry #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Ron Parker #38 at NRG Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
