Nearly 12 months after Eric Berry’s scary Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, the reddish-brown hair is back on his head now, and so is the speed and playmaking ability that helped him earn three Pro Bowl berths in his first five years in the league.
Any doubt that remained about that was answered on one play he made Sunday, during the Chiefs’ 33-3 win over the San Diego Chargers, when he sniffed out a quick screen, dived underneath a 330-pound offensive lineman and took out the legs of receiver Stevie Johnson to rack up an impressive solo tackle.
“That was a superior play,” said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who rarely uses such superlatives when describing anything his players do.