Eric Berry has had his share of special moments over the past two seasons.
Two training camps ago, he held a tearful press conference about his successful battle with cancer. Weeks later, he took the field at Arrowhead Stadium, pointing to the sky in thanks. Months after that, he stood on stage as the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year.
All moments that, for him, transcended the game of football.
Every game against the Carolina Panthers also does that for Berry, but in those games, it isn’t about him, but rather his hometown of Atlanta—or more specifically, South Fulton, the hometown he shares with Cam Newton.