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Why? Because I have an opinion you don't like nor agree with? Do you care to have an actual rebuttal? I'm open to a discussion. Please, tell me how I'm wrong.
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http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...e55378795.html
Meanwhile Eric Berry, a sixth-year pro who served as one of the Chiefs’ emotional leaders following his return from Hodgkin lymphoma, is also set to become an unrestricted free agent in March.
Corry said the Chiefs have room to sign Hali, Johnson and Berry — who made his fourth Pro Bowl this year and should be looking to be paid somewhere in the neighborhood of the four-year, $40 million extension Seattle safety Earl Thomas received in 2014 or the five-year, $47.5 million contract New England safety Devin McCourty signed in 2015.
“After his surprisingly fast recovery where there hasn’t been a significant drop off in his play, he’s going to be looking to get paid at the top of the safety market,” Corry said.
Corry said the franchise tag for safeties this year (likely $10 million) is palatable — unlike the linebacker position for Johnson and Hali — which makes that a potential option in Berry’s case.
But Corry noted the Chiefs should still be motivated to get Berry signed because the first-year cap hit will be significantly lower than a franchise figure, which is a good sign considering Berry, when asked after the game if he’d like to return to the Chiefs, said he would.
“Obviously, this is family,” Berry said. “At the same time, we will sit down and talk about it when we talk about it, but right now I’m just thankful for my teammates, my coaches and everybody that has something to do with me being back on the field this year. This is something special. Like I said, we’ll talk about it.”
http://fansided.com/2016/07/09/eric-...dragging-feet/
Eric Berry and the Kansas City Chiefs are stalled in their contract negotiations, and the pro-bowl safety is surprised they aren’t further along.
The Kansas City Chiefs figure to challenge for the AFC West title in 2016, as they have one of the deeper rosters in the division. However, their Pro Bowl safety wants to stay with the team long-term, and does not understand why the organization has not locked him up.
Last week, Berry was given the franchise tag, and he will make over $10 million next year. That money is guaranteed, but Berry, who has played his entire career with the Chiefs,
wants to be with team for the long haul.
“I thought it would progress a little bit more, but it’s still been pretty much the same since the last time we talked,” Berry said, via Herbie Teope of ChiefsDigest.com. “A lot can change in a week; a lot can change from whenever the deadline is.”
The deadline Berry is referring to is July 15, which is the last day that team’s can sign players designated under the franchise tag to multiyear deals.
It would make sense for the Chiefs to sign him to a long-term deal, not only because of his talent, but because they need the cap space. With his franchise tag money, the Chiefs only have $226,818 in cap space, so inking him to a multiyear deal would free up a ton of money.The two sides will obviously make it work, as Berry is a fan favorite around Arrowhead Stadium. He won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award last season, after batting back from Hodgkin lymphoma. He was also an All-Pro, and continues to be one of the best defensive backs in the game.
Sounds like it was the Chiefs that did not want to sign Berry to a long term deal NOT Berry being greedy.
Here is one article where Berry is THANKFUL to the Chiefs and his team mates. And another where he is surprised the Chiefs are low balling him.
