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Originally Posted by Marcellus
I guess you forgot he had an All Pro season playing under the franchise tag.
He beat cancer had an all pro season, was franchised and played in all 16 games and had an all pro year, then got paid.
He didn't make a stink to get the money he ****ing earned it.
Even I thought he was overpaid in the contract but you all would still be bitching if he was making $2MM a year less so its moot.
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He most certainly caused a stink...he severed contact with Dorsey and the hold out news went national. Chunt had to intervene and once he got his record deal..he was still miffed at JD and was blowing off practices.
Since his cancer ordeal...Berry has assumed this "Zen master" persona. You would think someone with this new found, otherworldly insight into the inner-workings of the universe would be pragmatic enough to admit he was a "high risk" signing....and work WITH the team that stood beside him (and paid) during his treatment.
There was risk of remission, long term complications from Chemo, a chronic heel condition and past ACL surgery. Dorsey HAD to consider these risks before just throwing money at him...Berry didn't want to hear it and went above him. Berry was the unreasonable one in this whole ordeal...JD was protecting the team from this very scenario.
Berry played Chunt for his loyalty and used bad press to manipulate him. It wasn't a good look to have your comeback player of the year, face of the franchise, cancer survivor holding out and KC looking "insensitive".
Berry hasn't played a complete game since...