Eric Berry
American football player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Eric Berry[1] (born December 29, 1988) is an American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American and recognized as the best collegiate defensive back in the country. He was then selected by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2010 NFL draft. Berry has been voted to the Pro Bowl five times and has been named to the First-team All-Pro three times. Berry last played professionally in the 2018 NFL season.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 (age 35) Fairburn, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
College: | Tennessee (2007–2009) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||
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Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in December 2014. After going through chemotherapy in the offseason and being declared cancer free, Berry came back for the 2015 season and was named to the Pro Bowl, the AP All-Pro team, and was named the 2015 AP Comeback Player of the Year. He was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. He was later inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.