2010 NFL Draft: What's The First Thing Eric Berry Will Do With His Money?

by Joel Thorman on Apr 23, 2010 9:00 AM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

So you're selected 5th in the 2010 NFL draft. In a few months, you'll sign a contract that will guarantee you in the neighborhood of $25 million. A signing bonus will be attached. You'll be a 22 or 23 year old with more money than 99% of the world can ever dream about.

What's the first thing you're going to buy?

Well, as Jason Whitlock pointed out yesterday, Gerald McCoy walked into Radio City Music Hall wearing $100,000 in jewelry (Whitlock's estimation, not mine) while Eric Berry was busy planning to buy....

Well, the newest Camaro of course.

"I just really want to get the 2010 Camaro," the newest Chief Eric Berry told reporters last night. "I love Chevy. That’ll be the first thing [I buy] maybe."

"Camarohead" has been re-defined. To be fair, Mr. Berry said he's already taken care of his Mom buying her a car.

The next move?

Finding a "nice comfortable" home in Kansas City, which shouldn't be hard since Kansas City itself is nice and comfortable.

"I’ll be done with all that and be on to training camp."

Good start, Mr. Berry.

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Who wouldn't want the newest Camaro

Mt Cody will be the chiefs pick.
Chiefs trade down with philly for 24th and 37th for the 5th
24th Terrence Cody NT, 36th Nate Allen S, 37th Jerry Hughes OLB, 50th Vladimeer Ducasse OT, 68th Brandon Spikes ILB, 102nd Eric Olsen C, 136th Darrel Stuckey S, 142nd Anthony McCoy TE, 146th John Connor FB

by trentchiefsfan on Apr 23, 2010 9:05 AM CDT reply actions

Especially at Camarohead

I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave

by ArrowDread on Apr 23, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions

correction

Camarrowhead.

New body. Same soul.

by kabrink on Apr 23, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Im changing my name

to Camarrowdread

I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave

by ArrowDread on Apr 23, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Or if you get your wish and they draft Blount, you could rename yourself BlountForceTrauma. BFT.

And I will rename myself BigRedAngryChief. ( ;

Thanks to Pioli the children will go hungry without Dez Bryant.
Honestly, Dez couldn't have gone to a worse team.... Fudging Cowboys.
Eric Berry is an excellent addition to the Chiefs.

by BigRedChief on Apr 23, 2010 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I love this kid, great pick

by KChiefs58 on Apr 23, 2010 9:06 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Amen Brother!

The more I learn about him, the humbler he seems. I really like the pick and the player. Great job, Scott, Todd & Romeo!

by Chief_Elmo on Apr 23, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions

What's The First Thing Eric Berry Will Do With His Money?

Buy a fender Rhodes off of HIV2Elway?

by HIV 2 Elway on Apr 23, 2010 9:06 AM CDT reply actions

Berry wear your seat belt!

by Dminkc on Apr 23, 2010 9:09 AM CDT reply actions

+1 Mill

by ilamuku on Apr 23, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

He should take Arrowhead Pride out to dinner

ALL OF US!!!

by LTownChiefsFan on Apr 23, 2010 9:11 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I'll take some BBQ!

Jamaal Charles...Enough said.

by Chiefsfan85 on Apr 23, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions

We were the only ones who believed in him

by trentchiefsfan on Apr 23, 2010 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Hittin da club wit MoLeggs.

Thanks to Pioli the children will go hungry without Dez Bryant.
Honestly, Dez couldn't have gone to a worse team.... Fudging Cowboys.
Eric Berry is an excellent addition to the Chiefs.

by BigRedChief on Apr 23, 2010 9:15 AM CDT reply actions

Ha

That will never get old.

You think it's coincidence that I bleed red?

by Mully on Apr 23, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

I love that he said that he was focused on getting a deal done so he wouldnt miss a second of training camp.

Great kid.

To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible.

I've had the same dream every night this week. I think it means that the spring season flopped and my subconscious has gone into reruns.

Hey! Stop what you're doin' cause I'm about to ruin the rythm and the style that you're used to...

by chiefsandcigars on Apr 23, 2010 9:16 AM CDT reply actions

even better

he purposely chose his agent because he wants to get him signed and on the field rather than pull a Crabtree.

New body. Same soul.

by kabrink on Apr 23, 2010 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions

how bout

a snow-cone machine for paulie?

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..
The greater the fall, the grander the ascention..

by be cee on Apr 23, 2010 9:16 AM CDT reply actions

Somebody pinch me!

This is so awesome having Berry! Chiefs got it right. On the mothership they have a video Clark and Pioli talking with Berry before he went up on stage, very cool. Pioli is so smooth, professional and all about the business of winning! Berry is going to lay some wood, can’t wait. Now for Cody and Tate (2a, 2b). Can’t wait for the home opener against SD, it’s on boys!

"Chiefs will go 9-7 in 2010"!
"Defense will improve to #10-15 in total defense"
"Cassel will throw 23 TDs and 11 INT's"
"Chief games will begin to sell out by week 4"
"The road to respectibility starts and ends in 2010"

by casselreadychiefs on Apr 23, 2010 9:17 AM CDT reply actions

Cody = Don't want.

You don’t come in, preaching to your guys that they have to be in shape and lose weight or they don’t even get to practice with the rest of the team, and then take the guy who was so fat and out of shape coming into the biggest job interview of his entire life (the NFL Combine) that he couldn’t do what he needed to do.

We take this kid and he’s going to spend the first four weeks of training camp in a black trashbag running in circles off to the side trying to get down to a decent weight instead of practicing with the team and learning the defense.

Get Lindval Joseph. Get Cam Thomas. Get Torrell Troup. Leave lard-ass Cody to be someone else’s headache.

by JacinB on Apr 23, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions

+14

"It doesn't matter what you do in Life only that you do it the best you can. "

by sgthall on Apr 23, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

vid

that video is cool.
the “new arrowhead” lead in gave me goosebumps. i can’t wait until we start kicking ass again.

by KC explant on Apr 23, 2010 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions

This kid is money, and now he HAS money

Earl Thomas said in an interview that the big reason he left after his sophomore year was because his family doesn’t have a house, as their old one was destroyed in the hurricane. It’s really nice to see guys like Earl and Eric get a little bit of cash to indulge in a few things, as long as they don’t do idiotic things like blowing it all on bling and guns right away.

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

by burntorangehorn on Apr 23, 2010 9:18 AM CDT reply actions

Whoa...whoa....I take offense sir!

as long as they don’t do idiotic things like blowing it all on bling and guns right away.

a PSG 1 is not an idiotic thing, but it can blowing away things if you preferred!

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Apr 23, 2010 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Yep.

And you should always invest in at least one M1 carbine and a couple hundred rounds of ammo for protection when the zombies rise.

by JacinB on Apr 23, 2010 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions

When I was younger I spent my money

on women and beer. The rest I just wasted/

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Apr 23, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions

It was a fun ride though....

Thanks to Pioli the children will go hungry without Dez Bryant.
Honestly, Dez couldn't have gone to a worse team.... Fudging Cowboys.
Eric Berry is an excellent addition to the Chiefs.

by BigRedChief on Apr 23, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions

And I prefer a springfield .45 for close quarters.

The tactical model, if I were to ever run out of ammo (not likely) I could beat somebody with it!

Cry Havoc! And let slip the Chiefs Defense of War!!!

by nateforchiefs on Apr 23, 2010 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions

I prefer the Ruger SP101

pistol for close quarters. I am kind of curious about the Taurus “Judge” which of course fires .410 shot gun shells as well as .45 bullets.

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Apr 23, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

I've heard good things about the Glock 27.

Small enough to palm, but packs the stopping power of larger pistols. If you’re close quarters, use an aluminum bat or a trench shovel.

by JacinB on Apr 23, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Handles like a pig

The G 27 is my concealed pistol, its a little pocket rocket, and not very accurate.

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Apr 24, 2010 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions

I've been planning on an AR15

I never failed to qualify as “expert” on the M16A2 or the M249, so failing the availability of the M249, I’m planning on a full-size AR15 once I get my cabin.

by burntorangehorn on Apr 23, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Better get one now, before they Frankenstein it to make it PC legal.

I got my Green label with an M4 upper back in ’97, and it shoots like a dream.

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Apr 24, 2010 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions

I have an M1 carbine and about

500 rounds. Am I okay for zombie protection?

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Apr 23, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

You should be alright.

But you gotta remember to take it off auto. Don’t waste 7 or 8 shots when you only need one or two.

by JacinB on Apr 23, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Gotcha.

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Apr 23, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

the AA-12 for me :)

Your Mama!

by TDubb on Apr 23, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

you mean

when the Blue Helmets invade from Canada?

New body. Same soul.

by kabrink on Apr 23, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah.

Save blowing it on bling and guns and going out to the clubs and ‘bein a viking!’ until after your second season. Right, MoLeggs?

by JacinB on Apr 23, 2010 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions

My dad just got a new camaro

for everyone wondering what kinda car my dad drives

by SayHeyWerd on Apr 23, 2010 9:55 AM CDT reply actions

In related news: I hate your Dad.

Thanks to Pioli the children will go hungry without Dez Bryant.
Honestly, Dez couldn't have gone to a worse team.... Fudging Cowboys.
Eric Berry is an excellent addition to the Chiefs.

by BigRedChief on Apr 23, 2010 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm sure that's awesome

I wish my dad drove a 1969 Camaro.

by burntorangehorn on Apr 23, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions

my dad

wears his sneakers in the pool.

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..
The greater the fall, the grander the ascention..

by be cee on Apr 23, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions

He'll buy a home for his Mom

"It doesn't matter what you do in Life only that you do it the best you can. "

by sgthall on Apr 23, 2010 10:07 AM CDT reply actions

Camaro is now made by your federal government

I’ll rock a Ford instead. Ford has been consistently improving their quality for years and manages their finances better than GM (the Greece of the auto industry).

...And as the roar of 80,000 red-clad great plains warriors fills the hallowed halls of Arrowhead, it will strike fear into the hearts of lesser men. For on that field, individual men toil for something greater than individual honors. They toil as brothers-in-arms, as 53 spirits striving towards a single purpose and driven by a single goal: The glory that comes with vanquishing your foes. They will achieve their birthright, they will be champions.

by Sudden on Apr 23, 2010 10:44 AM CDT reply actions

Agree. I'm a Ford person and love the Mustang's any day over a Camaro. I still like Berry

though, even if he does get a Camaro, just hope he drives carefully.

by jcox31mc on Apr 27, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

I think of Cody, just like Tebow. Everybody is bashing them both except for the people whos jobs depend in picking players. Cody at whatever weight will be in the NFL for 10+ years. There are a number of examples of fat Pro Bowl Type guys playing NT in the 3-4.
If we finish day two with these guys,, then we are knocking on the door in 2010 and gonna kick the dam thing down in 2011.
2a-Cody
2b-Worilds-OLB Va Tech
3a-Spikes

by 102win on Apr 23, 2010 11:57 AM CDT reply actions