Chiefs injury update: Eric Berry suffers potential season-ending injury
Andy Reid’s Chiefs injury update after the game has fans crestfallen
Overshadowing a 42-27 win against the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots was the Kansas City Chiefs injury update after the game.
Head coach Andy Reid says the team fears veteran safety Eric Berry suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon against New England. Further testing conducted in the coming days will try to confirm the diagnosis.
Berry was covering Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski on a shallow cross late in the season opener when he pulled up lame. Grabbing his calf many believed it was simply a cramp resulting from limited playing time during the preseason.
@ProFootballDoc diagnosis on Eric Berry? pic.twitter.com/6hj6wGWvQz
— 📽️ Red Tribe Cinema (@ClayWendler) September 8, 2017
NBC’s television broadcast announced the team feared an Achilles injury, which was then verified by Reid after the game.
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At the age of 28, Berry has an extended medical history that started with a torn ACL during the season opener of his sophomore season. A five-time Pro Bowler, Berry missed the majority of 2014 after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.
After undergoing chemotherapy Berry return for the 2015 season and earned Comeback Player of the Year honors.
Berry is second on the Chiefs all-time defensive touchdown list with five pick-sixes.
Chiefs S Eric Berry leaving Gillette on crutches. pic.twitter.com/eZ1JU0DE2p
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 8, 2017
Kansas City also lost star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to a lower-body injury suffered while running out of bounds. The second-year receiver attempted to play through the leg injury but ended up jogging into the locker room.
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One player that left the field healthy was rookie running back Kareem Hunt, who after fumbling on his first NFL carry scored three touchdowns and accumulated 246 total offensive yards.
Quarterback Alex Smith showed he’s not ready to hand the job to rookie Patrick Mahomes II, throwing four touchdowns with 368 passing yards.