Now, 430 days after his first round of chemotherapy, Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has been named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year for 2015.
The award was announced on Saturday night at the NFL Honors show, which was hosted by Conan O’ Brien and took place in San Francisco, California.
It’s hard to have imagined a scenario in which Berry didn’t win this award.
Berry beat cancer and returned to the field less than a year later, put together an All-Pro season and served as the vocal leader for a team that made history after starting the season 1-5, only to storm back with 10 straight regular season wins to make the playoffs.