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Chiefs safety Eric Berry returns to football field after being declared cancer free

ST. JOSEPH

Chiefs safety Eric Berry described his battle with Hodgkin lymphoma on Wednesday, the same day he returned to the football field following a declaration that he is cancer free.

“I’d first like to start off by saying, thank God, man … my support system just took care of me,” Berry said, surrounded by his father and mother at a news conference.

“The two things I could control is my attitude and my effort. You can’t look too far ahead.”

Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder says Berry went through a battery of tests — including bone density, orthopedic and cardiac — to make sure his body could handle physical activity.