{"id":14220,"date":"2017-02-28T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=14220"},"modified":"2017-02-28T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:30:43","slug":"eric-berry-sign-six-year-78-million-extension-kansas-city-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/02\/28\/eric-berry-sign-six-year-78-million-extension-kansas-city-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Berry to Sign Six-Year, $78 Million Extension With Kansas City Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Berry will remain with the Kansas City Chiefs for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>The fan-favorite safety is set to sign a six-year, $78 million extension with the Chiefs at the onset of free agency. ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter initially reported on the deal. Berry&#8217;s new contract carries with it $40 million in guaranteed money as well as a $20 million signing bonus and makes him the highest paid player at his position in the NFL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chiefs gave S Eric Berry a six-year, $78 million deal that includes $40 million guaranteed and a $20 mil signing bonus, per  source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/836644811973230592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eric Berry to Sign Six-Year, $78 Million Extension With Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The seven-year veteran is coming off another impressive campaign in the Chiefs secondary. He finished with four interceptions which equalled a career high set during his rookie season of 2010, returning two for touchdowns. Against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13, with K.C. trailing by a point, Berry intercepted an attempted two-point conversion and took it the opposite way. The rare pick two gave the Chiefs a 29-28 win.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old famously overcame Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with late in the 2014 season. After a nine-month battle that included chemotherapy, doctors declared Berry cancer free the following July. He proceeded to put together a Pro Bowl caliber season that included two interceptions and ten pass breakups. As a result, the NFL named him the league&#8217;s Comeback Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City drafted Berry fifth overall in the 2010 NFL Draft after a standout career at Tennessee. His time with the Volunteers resulted in SEC defensive player of the year honors as a junior. A year later, he won the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the top defensive back in college football. He earned all-conference and unanimous all-American honors both seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Pro Bowler is currently second all-time among Chiefs players with five interception returns for touchdowns. 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