Teicher: Bills never intended to hurt Berry last season
 

Coach: Bills never intended to hurt Berry last season
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
Buffalo coach Chan Gailey said the Bills didn’t intend to injure Chiefs safety Eric Berry in last year’s game between the teams.

Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson leveled Berry with a cut block at the knees on one of the first plays of last year’s game, which was the season opener. The result was a torn ACL that ended Berry’s season.

Berry later tweeted that he thought the Bills were out to get him, though he subsequently said he was only joking.

The Chiefs and Bills play one another again Sunday in Buffalo.

“I hate he feels that way because there was never any intention,’’ Gailey said Wednesday. “We never talked about it. It was never even discussed. Our guys were just hustling and trying to make blocks. It was unfortunate it happened. He’s a great player and I’m glad to see him back on the field.’’

Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said he believed Berry was over the incident.

“I know Eric has mentioned that last year, during the offseason, I think it was,’’ Crennel said. “He hasn’t mentioned anything this year other than trying to win the game.

“I don’t think Eric has difficulty going up against anybody. He enjoys the game. He wants to play the game and he wants to play it at a high level.’’

Meanwhile, outside linebacker Tamba Hali will return to practice Wednesday. He didn’t play in the Chiefs’ season-opening loss to Atlanta because he was serving a one-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.

“I hope I see the effort he gives on every play (and) what he brings to the table as far as pass rush goes,’’ Crennel said. “I hope he hasn’t forgotten anything and that he can step right in and move right along.

“The way he approaches the game and the way he plays down in and down out, that impacts the guys around him. They want to play up to the level he plays. When you get guys playing up to the level that he plays, then you can lift the team.’’

Berry will not intend to hurt Johnson this Sunday, either.

“I hope I see the effort he gives on every play (and) what he brings to the table as far as pass rush goes,’’ Crennel said. “I hope he hasn’t forgotten anything and that he can step right in and move right along.

WHAT?

He's been out for 1 game...

It's all that pot he's been smoking. Has RaC concerned.

i bet he gets the munchies all game long on Sundays.

I picked stevie johnson on one of my fantasy teams this year, and i've felt like a schmuck ever since. take him out and put me out of my misery...

He just visualizes the QB as a big bag of Cheetos...

But RC might have forgotten.

I hope Berry is out for blood. I've been looking forward to this from the moment I saw the schedule.

Oh no, don't try and reneg now, bitch. We're coming for that ass!

i bet he does. LMAO

If I was Stevie Johnson I'd be telling QB not to throw me anything over the middle !

Really...what else is Chan supposed to say?

I don't care what is said on their end.

Eric & several other Chiefs better be out for revenge. That was maybe the dirtiest, cheapest shot I've ever seen.

No getting off the hook now Stevie. Payback can be a b!t#h.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lSPNQ82Sq4E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Except they will, and Stevie will take it to the house. Cause....we suck.