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No Surgery for Eric Berry (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=321546)

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Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn (Post 14129531)

If Berry was white you wouldn't give a shit and ruin every thread about him.

Lol now the BERRY HATERS WANT TO RACE BAIT? REALLY? WEAK!! ROFL

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Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 14129539)

Sup Tiger

I don't know who that is so please refrain from calling me that. Thank you.

Tiger...lol. I'm convinced it's Eric's mom.

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Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 14129484)

I'm getting the feeling this is Tiger

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Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 14129017)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Think about this… for the Chiefs which one of these bad scenarios is worse for the organization. <br><br>1. Keep Berry and live through a repeat of last year’s day-to-day drama.<br><br>or <br><br>2. Berry leaves and joins Broncos/Raiders/Chargers and plays as well as a 30 yr. old safety can.</p>— Soren Petro (@SorenPetro) <a href="https://twitter.com/SorenPetro/status/1101146463936106496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2019</a></blockquote>
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#1 is frustrating and exhausting.

What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-going on here?

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...301-story.html

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Why no surgery might be best course for Eric Berry

sually, word that a star player won’t have surgery is interpreted as unequivocal good news.

But many Chiefs fans were so expecting saferty Eric Berry to have surgery after missing all but three games last season that the news coach Andy Reid shared Thursday surprised them.

After receiving dozens of twitter questions and almost a thousand people expressing interest in know more, here are my thoughts on the decision by the Chiefs and Berry to forego surgery.

Berry tore his left Achilles tendon in the first game of the 2017 season and missed the rest of that season after surgery. Upon return for the 2018 season, he had issues in the right heel that caused him to miss the preseason and sit out until late in regular season. Even then, his return was limited. It was reported as a Haglund's deformity by NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. As we explained at the time, this is a bone spur that can rub on the Achilles tendon and cause pain.

So the natural question is why not remove the bone spur in the offseason?

First, not all bone spurs are symptomatic. In the case of a Haglund’s deformity, the presence of a spur itself does not always equal surgery. Obviously, the medical staff feels it can be managed without surgery.

Secondly, the presence of this type of bone spur rarely leads to Achilles tendon rupture.

Finally, surgery to remove the spur is not always simple. Often, removing the spur means detaching all or part of the Achilles insertion (essentially creating a tear) and then repairing it. The recovery from that can be tricky.

Understandably, fans want a definitive solution to having missed almost all of last season with the heel issue. And given that Berry missed the previous season with a heel tendon rupture, the fears are understandable.

Exit physicals are a very important part of a medical staff's job. That is when offseason plans are made to get players fully healthy for next season. Certainly, surgery was contemplated, a second opinion was obtained, and the thought is that with conservative care the symptoms can go away.

A four-month rest timeline, as Berry had from the preseason into late in the regular season, is interminable in the NFL world. But that is normal for dissipation of symptoms away in the real world.

Knowing what I know about Achilles tendonitis and associated Haglund's deformity, the decision not to have surgery is understandable. Fans should trust the Chiefs medical staff and Berry didn't opt to take this path without full consideration of all options.

The decision for no surgery should have nothing to do with thoughts that Berry might be cut.

While it is true that releasing an injured player (or one with recent surgery) has financial repercussions, the decision to have or not have surgery is ultimately up to the player. Berry did get an outside second opinion from a foot/ankle specialist. Also, if Berry were cut, he could still file an injury grievance regardless of whether he had surgery.

In my time as an NFL team doctor, I was never told (and would never listen if I was told) to act based on contractual factors, as a doctor’s job is to provide sound medical advice regardless of circumstances.

Expect more of the same next year basically.

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Originally Posted by Superturtle (Post 14130227)

Expect more of the same next year basically.

He's definitely coming back. So the best we can hope for is that he actually plays next year.

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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger (Post 14129652)

I don't know who that is so please refrain from calling me that. Thank you.

Stop it, Tiger.

I just don’t know how it won’t flare up again with the rigors of a NFL season.... Think it’s past time to part ways with him... This problem isn’t going away with rest..

I got a bone spur on my heel from doing a lot of hiking on hard rocks, wearing flip-flops, and wearing hard dress shoes. I since have ditched the flip-flops and wear gel inserts everywhere. A year later it's much much better w/o surgery. I also take this A-D-K vitamin stuff that someone recommended but I have no idea if it's helping or it's just the gel inserts and time.

Most other people I've talked to with this issue say it goes away if they take care of it.

So hopefully these things aren't cyclical like that and another offseason will get rid of it.

lol this situation is absurd

Look, whatever the **** is going on, it is more complicated than the BS they've been feeding the media. My only hope is that the ACTUAL problem with Berry is over, be it a secret injury, a hatred of Bob Sutton, or an argument over team doctors vs. Berry's own physician.

If he can return to the field consistently and play at an elite level, then I will be happy. The shitty part of the equation is that we literally won't know how this story ends until next season does.