CHARLOTTE, N.C.
One reason Chiefs safety Eric Berry fast-tracked his recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma before this season was because he believed the Chiefs could make it to the Super Bowl.
His team came up short of that goal, as it lost to the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs, but Berry’s individual performance this season was a rousing success, and for that, he’s been named the Pro Football Writers of America’s 2015 comeback player of the year.
Berry, 27, finished the season with 61 tackles, 10 pass deflections and two interceptions in 16 games, including 15 starts.