The Chiefs have released Berry with a post-June 1 designation, a source tells me. Means the Chiefs will save around $9.5m on the cap this year and $5.5m next year.
Quotes on the release of veteran safety Eric Berry from #Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, head coach Andy Reid, and general manager Brett Veach. pic.twitter.com/ibDvPWjtQk
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
Or it shows he finally recovered from an injury that we weren't willing to spend the money to risk that he recovered from?
Yeah....only he sat out almost the entire fucking season and gave NO input into why he was sitting out. If he goes out and plays a full season in Dallas? Fuck him. He got paid and then his "spirit" wasn't in it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
Or it shows he finally recovered from an injury that we weren't willing to spend the money to risk that he recovered from?
From my understanding you never "recover" from Haglund's, you just deal with it since it's a pain management thing. So, if he goes on to have a pro bowl year with someone else, I think we should all question WTF he was doing in KC during the 2018 season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
Or it shows he finally recovered from an injury that we weren't willing to spend the money to risk that he recovered from?
Originally Posted by Bowser:
From my understanding you never "recover" from Haglund's, you just deal with it since it's a pain management thing. So, if he goes on to have a pro bowl year with someone else, I think we should all question WTF he was doing in KC during the 2018 season.
Yeah, but there's a clear spectrum of pain management. And that evolves over time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
You honestly think he'd rather go to Dallas and make LESS money?
It seems he had the choice to take less money here, be with the team that Vegas is predicting wins the SB, the team that stood by him while he had cancer, and his achilles, and then his Haglund.
No matter what he was going to be taking less money... so why not do it for the team that stood by him?
Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx:
It seems he had the choice to take less money here, be with the team that Vegas is predicting wins the SB, the team that stood by him while he had cancer, and his achilles, and then his Haglund.
No matter what he was going to be taking less money... so why not do it for the team that stood by him?
This leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.
It’s not even like he didn’t get paid before this last contract. Wasn’t his class last rookie class with big contracts? [Reply]
Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
It’s not even like he didn’t get paid before this last contract. Wasn’t his class last rookie class with big contracts?
Yeah. Sam Bradford got 50 mil as a bonus for being the #1 overall pick, Berry got 34 mil at #5. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
It’s not even like he didn’t get paid before this last contract. Wasn’t his class last rookie class with big contracts?
Yes.
HUGE rookie payday, set the record for rookie safeties if I recall correctly, and then another huge payday after that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
This. I mean how dare something heal over the course of a year. If Berry was injured last year he should be injured forever!
Sarcasm aside, Haglund's doesn't heal. It's personal pain management, and Pest has a point. [Reply]
