IMO, it would be dumb for the Chiefs to eat $5 million in valuable cap space as a PR move because it weakens the team. $5 million nearly covers the rookie draft pool and would definitely account for a starter.

There are other ways that the Clarks can take care of Berry without sacrificing cap room.

And furthermore, I just have to say, why do you people even care? The man has health insurance and most likely has disability insurance, plus, he's earned more than $50 million dollars in his career. He's a charity case?

I'd like for one person to name why the Chiefs should sacrifice $5 million+ in cap space, other than "It's the right thing to do", which it really isn't.

This.

as I mentioned earlier....
...because cancer

cancer strikes a special place in peoples' hearts that other diseases dont

i'll simply never have an issue with a billion dollar business taking care of someone, rather than treating them like a disposable piece of property, no matter how they want to do it.

To me, it's a non issue. Im not going to ridicule a front office for putting people before business once every blue moon.

Because they want to? Not everything has to be about business and football. These are humans with human relationships and human emotions.

Its ok for a team to, once every 50 years or so, put a player before business.

I think it's actually 40M, at least that's what I'm seeing on overthecap, but I agree with your point.

SOCIOPATH!

You're walking covered ground here. Some people would prefer pat themselves on the back and claim moral superiority over simply looking at this logically.

De'Angelo Williams says hi.

Trust me, I get it. But Eric Berry is insured and is a wealthy man. He's not someone that's going to lose his home or be in the poor house.

Nothing to do with that.

It's not my money, i'm not going to condemn a business for an act of good faith, and i don't think the extra cap space would amount to shit anyway.

I simply don't have a problem with it.

I said this earlier and got blasted for it.

Eric has made more than ANY SAFETY IN NFL HISTORY, is covered by insurance and is exactly the reason things like the NFI list is there for.

IMO the Chiefs have 2 legitimate options here:

1) extend his contract with a nice roster bonus in 2016 and a SB of the 5.5m he would earn this year. That's the legit PR bonanza move I prefer them to do.

2) place him on the NFI and pay him part of his salary.

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Cutting him would send a bad message, but keeping his 5.5m base (after everything) would not only be irresponsible, it would HURT THE TEAMS CHANCES AT WINNING BIG GAMES IN 2015...as has been mentioned, 5.5m is a high quality starter that we would be going without because ...why, again?

But this doesn't even make any sense. By putting him on the NFI list, how are the Chiefs not "taking care of him"?

My wife's company billed over $12 billion in 2012. They didn't pay her salary when she was diagnosed with cancer.

But again, this makes no sense to make the team LESS COMPETITIVE because Eric Berry has cancer.

Seriously Dude, this is some Johnny Cochran shit you're spewing.

Would you be saying the same thing if this was about Alex Smith? Or is this mostly because of the emotional investment in this specific player?

I love Eric Berry as much as anyone, but this is a business and I'm sure Eric of all people understands that.

After all, he has made as much as he has at his age because ITS A BUSINESS.