Today, at 3:00PM Central time, the Kansas City Chiefs decided enough is enough…
and that they could not spend enough of their salary cap money to satisfy Eric Berry.
Per Randy Getlin confirmed by Herbie Teope,
I’m told there will be no long-term deal reached between the #Chiefs and Eric Berry. Never looked good to get done. This is final.
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) July 15, 2016
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Can confirm via source there will be no multiyear deal done for Eric Berry and the #Chiefs. @Rand_Getlin reported it first.
— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) July 15, 2016
So, the BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE won’t be coming back after all. Well, he may be playing one last year in Kansas City then it’ll be off to the races… for the green stuff… to show me the money… he’ll be going for the gold… and dashing for the cash.
In the end, a contract with Eric Berry was just too rich for the Chiefs cap blood. It would have hogtied them for years to come. So, it’s… C’est la vi… to Mr. Wonderful. Mr. All everything. The man with the Golden Blood… er, Gun.
Now that Eric Berry will not be given a new contract, if he’s playing this year on the Franchise tag, the Chiefs mmay need move some pieces around to make room for his one-year deal of $10,806,000. A new deal would have given the Chiefs some relief this year against the cap but now that Berry is playing for the one-year amount, so the Chiefs may have to dump some other players to make sure they can get everyone they want to get signed under the cap. According to OvertheCap.com the Chiefs have $1,169,492 left so we’ll see what happens next.
For now… it’s goodbye to Eric Berry… eventually. Well, sooner than we’d all like.
And so, 4 pm has struck: Officially no deals for Alshon Jeffery, Mo Wilkerson, Trumaine Johnson, Eric Berry, Kirk Cousins.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 15, 2016
And finally, the Chiefs released this statement at 3:30PM:
“Unfortunately, we were unable to reach a long-term agreement with Eric’s representatives before today’s deadline. Although both sides would have preferred a different outcome, Eric is a true professional and a tremendous football player, and we know that he will continue to be a leader in our locker room. We look forward to resuming our discussions on a long-term agreement when the negotiating window reopens after the season.”
– Chiefs General Manager John Dorsey
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