University of Tennessee Athletics
Berry Named To Pro Bowl For 4th Time
December 22, 2015 | Football
Congrats to #VFL Eric Berry (@Stuntman1429) on making his 4th #ProBowl with the #Chiefs! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/ziEuqOhIZg
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 23, 2015
VFL Eric Berry is headed back to the NFL Pro Bowl for the fourth time in his career after a wonderful comeback season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015. He previously made the all-star game in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
Here's what Chiefs.com wrote about Berry.
Berry has played in all 14 contests for the club in 2015, making 13 starts in his return to the field after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014. He has recorded 58 tackles (52 solo), two interceptions returned for 40 yards and eight passes defensed. In 68 career games (66 starts) he owns 381 tackles (305 solo), 5.5 sacks (-37.5 yards), 10 interceptions returned for 276 yards with three touchdown returns, 41 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 14 QB pressures.
This marks Berry’s fourth Pro Bowl selection in six years after being recognized with the honor following the 2010, 2012 and 2013 seasons – earning the honor every year that he didn’t finish the season on either injured reserve or the non-football illness list. His four Pro Bowl selections rank tied for second in team history for most appearances by a defensive back while he trails only Deron Cherry’s team record of six Pro Bowls by a Chiefs safety. The Fairburn, Ga., native originally joined the Chiefs as Kansas City’s first pick (fifth overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. He is currently Kansas City’s nominee for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide, given annually to recognize one NFL player for his excellence on and off the field.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 31, and televised live on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. This year’s all-star game features the new format adopted in 2014. Players were selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. Players will be assigned to teams during the 2016 Pro Bowl Draft on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
