2010 NFL Draft: Eric Berry Fourth In Rookie Jersey Sales
by Joel Thorman on Apr 26, 2010 2:10 PM CDT
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It's hard to say Eric Berry wasn't an exciting pick for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2010 NFL draft. Early returns are showing that fans like the newest No. 29 jersey in Kansas City.
Darren Rovell of CNBC reports, "So far, Tim Tebow leads all rookie jersey sales on NFLShop.com followed by Ndamukong Suh, Sam Bradford, Eric Berry and Dez Bryant."
So why did Eric Berry pick No. 29?
He said on 810 WHB last week that it was to honor a former teammate of his, Inky Johnson. I asked SB Nation's Tennessee Vols blog, Rocky Top Talk, about Johnson.
Inky (Inquoris) is beloved by Vol fans. A few years ago, he made a tackle against Air Force and lost the use of his arm in the process. Nerves were torn, and it was apparent almost immediately, although we wouldn't find out for quite awhile b/c they were keeping it confidential, that he'd not only not ever play football again but probably not use his arm again. He had several surgeries at the Mayo Clinic, but he apparently still doesn't have any real use of it and carries it in a sling, although I haven't really read anything on him in over a year.
That kind of injury in service of your school will always endear the player to fans of the team, but Inky's gone above and beyond that. He's got a truly infectious smile and personality, and all he'll really say about the whole thing is that he's blessed. He was Jerod Mayo's roommate Mayo's senior year, and Mayo's commented on how much the friendship has meant to him. Inky's still affiliated with the team as a Graduate Assistant, and everyone absolutely loves him. Including Eric Berry.
Thanks to Rocky Top Talk for the story (and thanks for Eric Berry).
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I have my #29
:-) in red though.
"The greater the struggle, the more glorious the triumph"
Eric Berry counted to infinity -- twice.
Eric Berry?
Who’s that? Never heard of him.
A story like that
Is why he was our #1 pick.
Go be a Seahawks fan we dont care.
by cwebb44 on Apr 26, 2010 2:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
a few million back to his alma mater, a la Suh, would be a cool gesture as well ... or any charitible kind of donation
… didn’t he say he wanted to help rebuild/redo a football field someplace where he used to play? that would be cool … some nice gift to his old hometown or whatever
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Or a donation for his friend's medical bills?
Probably waiting for payday until he decides how to spend it.
Tebow leading the pack huh?
Wonder if Craig ordered his yet…..
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
I am so glad Denver took Tebow.
I really can’t stand the guy and now that he’s a Donkey it just makes things perfect.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
i didnt have anything against him personally
but now that he is a Donkey I have to dislike him, just like Elway!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
I wasnt a fan of him, I felt HE had the smug grin, not clausen.
Now, we have berry and arenas, both players who haunt him, and hopefully will continue to do so
Team Pioli/Haley
Agreed.
I don’t have a problem with most religious people, but I am put off by the ones who feel the need to make about production out of the faith. If you are walking the walk it should be obvious that you are a person of faith. There’s no need to walk around in a sandwich board making a spectacle of how religious you are (or in Tebow’s case the scriptures in the eye black). In athletes it comes off to me as guys who are trying to get God to favor them in a game.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Thank you for helping me figure out why I dislike him so much.
If you’re religious, show it in deeds, not words and costumes.
If Craig ordered a donkeys jersey....
we should probably find a new canadian
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 26, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Sad Panda
:(
A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without Sugar
by craig in calgary on Apr 26, 2010 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Now what the hell am I supposed to do with this beauty?
A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without Sugar
by craig in calgary on Apr 26, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Its ok Craig
Here’s a Hockey stick ______/
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 26, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Popular misconception: All Canadians love hockey.
I can’t stand the NHL.
I do like goalies. I’d like to put it in her 5-hole
A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without Sugar
by craig in calgary on Apr 26, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
what is she hiding underneath those pads...i wonder
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 26, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
ohhhhhhh craig ... ty, you just made my hockey season
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Wait... what?.... Do you say something? I'm sorry I was a bit distracted.
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.
McD beat Haley to the punch
for finding any player that might listen to him
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Welcome aboard, token Canuck!
Joel will have to verify your nationality but, once that’s done, you can take over for Craig.
anyone know the story on why he's #10?
I figured Denver would be happy to replace #15 ASAP…. although maybe Marshall is the reason they don’t want anyone wearing it again anytime soon.
My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:
1. Todd Haley will still be the Chiefs Head Coach up to the 2011 season.
2. Clancy Pendergast won't make it to the 2010 season and was never intended to. Last-minute hire for a position that needed to be filled.
3. Todd Haley will not be the OC at the start of the 2010 season.
FWIW
Update: Tebow said at his introductory press conference over the weekend that he plans on wearing the same number he wore at Florida, No. 15
From here. He announced recently that he plans to wear #15 in the pros. No idea why #10 jerseys are being sold.
wow there will be some unhappy customers
Team Pioli/Haley
I see.
I don’t know that any #10s were being sold, I just saw am few pics of him shortly after he was drafted holding up a #10 jersey. In hindsight, they may have been using 10 to represent 2010 just to get some press photos. Beats me.
My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:
1. Todd Haley will still be the Chiefs Head Coach up to the 2011 season.
2. Clancy Pendergast won't make it to the 2010 season and was never intended to. Last-minute hire for a position that needed to be filled.
3. Todd Haley will not be the OC at the start of the 2010 season.
Not a fan of Tebow here, either.
But all else being equal, he couldn’t be worse than Cassel.
That’s not some intra-division smack talk; I just think something our teams have in common is franchise QBs who have no business in that role whatsoever. Here’s hoping they can both step up their game and make the AFC West more respectable.
To add a bit to that:
Berry credits Inky with teaching him to be as assertive as he is. When Berry was a freshman, he was hesitant to be vocal to the upperclassmen (on field and during practice) for not having ‘earned it’ yet, but Inky convinced him otherwords – that it was better for the team if Berry were a leader immediately. He also convinced Berry to be such a ferocious hitter and to not back down to anybody, no matter how imposing things may seemed.
Many highlight tapes of the diminutive Inky holding his own against tall, strong receivers are to credit for the last bit.
As much as we love Berry for what he’s done on the field, we love Inky for what he’s done off of it.
by David Hooper on Apr 26, 2010 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
+1
Great Post!
Straw-Berry Pie, Blue-Berry Pie, Poison-Berry Pie, Cherry-Berry Pie, Super-Berry Pie. I love them all!
by ChiefsFan90s on Apr 26, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
And he's a Broncos fan.... boooooo.
LOL. Maybe it’s time to hop on the Chiefs’ bandwagon Hooper? We did just get your Vol’s star player.
2/3 of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Eric Berry.
I guess now we KNOW how Pioli feels about safeties that high... hahahaha
by Red N Gold Beast on Apr 26, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
good story
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
yeah about to order a berry Im thinking...although I may wait for mccluster just to be different.
Team Pioli/Haley
Succop, go with Succop
The Mr Irrelevant jersey version if you can get it
"And the Chiefs line-up in a Wildcat formation with Eric Berry as QB. There's the snap...it's a short pass to Jamal Charles, he's at the 10 the 20 and it looks like he's going to be run out of bounds...LATERAL to Mccluster who is streaking up the field...TOUCHDOWN KAN-SAS-CITY!!!!"
You didn't know Mr Irrelevant comes with its own harem?
"And the Chiefs line-up in a Wildcat formation with Eric Berry as QB. There's the snap...it's a short pass to Jamal Charles, he's at the 10 the 20 and it looks like he's going to be run out of bounds...LATERAL to Mccluster who is streaking up the field...TOUCHDOWN KAN-SAS-CITY!!!!"
but mccluster is going to shock the haters and turn into new version wes welker with extra speed
Team Pioli/Haley
+1
Its true. Compare Apples to apples SDChief.
A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without Sugar
by craig in calgary on Apr 26, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
its pathetic to go there...it really really is
Team Pioli/Haley
and btw, similar size, speed combo...both have great hands, both play a role in the weis offense, Ill compare them all I want.
are you telling me I can’t compare a white player with a black player?
wow.
Team Pioli/Haley
It was sarcasm.
I’m making fun of all the people who compare every white receiver with Wes Welker regardless of their actual skill set. You absolutely can compare the two – I was merely making a joke. I tend to forget that people don’t tend to pick up on sarcasm without the
Official Arrowhead Pride Sarcasm Text.
It looks like craig in calgary got what I was going for, at least.
That makes me feel a little better.
yeah I just go for discussing football.
Team Pioli/Haley
Chill. (=
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.
Also . . .
. . . I read after writing that that Inky’s no longer a graduate assistant for the team. Something about missing his family, although he still hopes to land a job with the university as Derek Dooley’s new Coordinator of Character Development or some such position.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 26, 2010 2:25 PM CDT reply actions
It's not fair that Tebow is leading the pack
since most people are buying them for Denver fans as a joke.
"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur." - Vince Lombardi
It helps when 300 of your family memebers have them pre-ordered along with hats before the draft
"And the Chiefs line-up in a Wildcat formation with Eric Berry as QB. There's the snap...it's a short pass to Jamal Charles, he's at the 10 the 20 and it looks like he's going to be run out of bounds...LATERAL to Mccluster who is streaking up the field...TOUCHDOWN KAN-SAS-CITY!!!!"
I'd get a Berry jersey, if it wasn't for all that self respect I have.
Hit puberty? Too old for a jersey.
/says guy who has been known to rock an Argentina national jersey
Like the #29... makes me think of Albert Lewis.
Here’s a nice related article.
My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:
1. Todd Haley will still be the Chiefs Head Coach up to the 2011 season.
2. Clancy Pendergast won't make it to the 2010 season and was never intended to. Last-minute hire for a position that needed to be filled.
3. Todd Haley will not be the OC at the start of the 2010 season.
I'll be ordering mine...
and hoping for the autograph during training camp.
by Chief Willie Wildcat on Apr 26, 2010 2:32 PM CDT reply actions
Good choice Eric Berry
Great reason for choosing it. He is already showing that he is a class act.
Straw-Berry Pie, Blue-Berry Pie, Poison-Berry Pie, Cherry-Berry Pie, Super-Berry Pie. I love them all!
i could really use some help
My main bitch is buying me a Berry Jersey for our anniversary next month but due to being a hefty lefty its hard to find. So does anyone in KC know where I could find a big ass Premier jersey, has to be premier because fat replicas are not made proportionate at all. Like 3 to 5xl? It would really help out cuz I don’t want to drive 3 hours for nothing
by BiiG_C on Apr 26, 2010 2:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Your main bitch?
Lucky girl.
A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without Sugar
by craig in calgary on Apr 26, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
is this casey?
I'll be a Thigga till i die.... That is until I build me a Cassel on top of a mountain of Lombardi Trophies....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 26, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
has gabe told you about the Derick thomas tatoo im gettin on my calf?
by BiiG_C on Apr 26, 2010 7:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
dude this is awesome that i just randomly accidentally found you on here
but no i haven’t heard anything about it, what is it going to be like?
I'll be a Thigga till i die.... That is until I build me a Cassel on top of a mountain of Lombardi Trophies....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 26, 2010 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
aka his bottom babe, main miss thang...
Young, dope & flashy.
I think thousands will own
A Mccluster jersey by mid season. He is really going to be something special. Just my thought
I'm surpised Tyson Alualu isn't selling good...i thought jaguar fans would be buying that like crazy
(not sure how to do sarcasm font)
by tommyb on Apr 26, 2010 4:07 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
HOLY SHIT!!! I think you are the first person ever to get how to do that without taking up half the post!!! Great Job tb!
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.
Albert Lewis 29?
I think Albert Lewis was #29. Awww, the memories. He was a great player if I remember. Hopefully in 5 years when we do the “greatest player by # in Chiefs history” Berry will be the top vote getter.
$80 at NFL shop.
Damn I wish I wasn’t constantly broke. Kids are too freaking expensive.
2/3 of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Eric Berry.
I guess now we KNOW how Pioli feels about safeties that high... hahahaha
by Red N Gold Beast on Apr 26, 2010 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
they will take your children in trade
NFL is a business
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
I think the current sales rank is
1 Teebow
2 Suh
3 Bradford
4 Berry
funny to hear experts and critics pan Denver’s Tebow pick while fans buy the jersey
I think its a reaction to Big Ben’s incidents
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
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