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Chiefs GM: Eric Berry's battle with cancer going well (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=291522)

More good news.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...e17805371.html

Battling cancer, Chiefs safety Eric Berry ‘doing really good,’ brother says

It appears Eric Berry’s treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma continues to go well.

Berry’s younger brother Evan — a sophomore defensive back for the Tennessee Volunteers — told the media Tuesday in Knoxville that his older brother, a safety for the Chiefs, was doing well as he undergoes treatment.

“He’s doing really good,” Evan Berry told reporters. “I think he has three more treatments left. To be honest, I don’t really see it affecting him. He’s a very strong person, and he’s continued to keep strong.”

Evan Berry said he was originally worried about his other brother after he received the diagnosis late last season, but Eric remained confident he would beat it.

“It was scary,” Berry said. “But he wasn’t worried, so I wasn’t worried.”

Hodgkin lymphoma accounts for about 10 percent of lymphoma cases and is considered to be highly curable. Team chairman Clark Hunt and general manager John Dorsey visited Berry in Atlanta in January and receive regular updates on his status.

Bring him in for a look?

That is awesome news. Even though he has "stayed strong" I don't see any chance he will play this season. But maybe he will be back in '16.

I also like the comment about Hunt and Dorsey going to Atlanta. :thumb:

Is considered highly curable, huh?

Only has 3 treatments left.

Maybe he can be back for the playoffs..?

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11425291)

Is considered highly curable, huh?

Only has 3 treatments left.

Maybe he can be back for the playoffs..?

Let's hope so. But the dude who played Spartacus had the same kind of cancer, had treatments and was ready to come back and start filming again when the cancer came back and ended up killing him.

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Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 11425295)

Let's hope so. But the dude who played Spartacus had the same kind of cancer, had treatments and was ready to come back and start filming again when the cancer came back and ended up killing him.

Pops had it in '75, and is puttering around his retirement compound as we speak.

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Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 11425295)

Let's hope so. But the dude who played Spartacus had the same kind of cancer, had treatments and was ready to come back and start filming again when the cancer came back and ended up killing him.

Paul Newman?

There's a hell of a difference between an 83 year old and a 29 year old battling health issues.

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Originally Posted by milkman (Post 11425400)

Paul Newman?

There's a hell of a difference between an 83 year old and a 29 year old battling health issues.

Nope. Andy Whitfield.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/...35_306x468.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant (Post 11425402)

Nope. Andy Whitfield.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/...35_306x468.jpg

Eric Berry's diagnosis is Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Andy Whitfield was diagnosed w/ Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL).

There can be quite a difference. NHL is any form of Lymphoma that is not Hodgkin's and ranges in severity from slow growing to very aggressive.

It sounds like that while Whitfield's initial diagnosis was Stage 1 NHL, his relapse was much more aggressive.

Cue Larry David "good Hodgkin's" scene

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash">#Chiefs</a> S Eric Berry has successfully defeated cancer!! <a href="http://t.co/KGBK1iwp8z">pic.twitter.com/KGBK1iwp8z</a></p>— NFL_Central (@Central_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/Central_NFL/status/610119404605571072">June 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Eric's a great guy and a tremendous leader on this team. Hope he's cancer free soon.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11402639)

They should extend his contract with a 5.5m SB and a big roster bonus for 2016...otherwise that money should be used to further bolster the roster.

5.5m is a really good starter...or $ that should go to Houston.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11402668)

IMO it's irresponsible to have his 2015 salary hit the books 100% this year, we are trying to get over the hump. This is an extremely important year for this team and we need to be at absolute full strength.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11402710)

That's silly.

Eric has made more than any safety in the history of this league because he was drafted in the last year of the old CBA. I wouldn't cut Eric, but I would offer him an extension and if he balks I'd NFI him.

It's not like that's hanging the guy out to dry.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11402724)

Still can't read?

A shame

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11404307)

The Eagles had a situation like this with a player while Abdy Reid was there and they NFId him and paid him half.

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0 (Post 11402651)

I don't care what they do to his contract as long as Eric Berry agrees to it ... but that idea seems like a pretty good idea, Boss.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11404603)

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.

...

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?

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11404616)

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.

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11404636)

I wonder if there is anything against the rules if the Chiefs were to NFI him and pay him as a spokesperson for cancer awareness or something...

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Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 11404762)

The Chiefs put Berry on the list last year.

Again, kiss my ass Hootie.

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0 (Post 11402651)

I don't care what they do to his contract as long as Eric Berry agrees to it ... but that idea seems like a pretty good idea, Boss.

LMAO

**** you, Hootie