Jason LaCanfora from NFL Network just reported and Nick Wright of 610 Sports confirmed what all Chiefs fans feared after yesterday's game: that Eric Berry, a Pro Bowl safety for the Chiefs last season and in his second year in the league, is done for the rest of the year with a torn ACL.
There are not enough words to describe how big of a blow this is to the Chiefs, but there is a number. 31. That's the difference between the points allowed last year with Berry on the field against the Bills and Berry on the sidelines this year against the Bills.
As you should remember, a torn ACL is the same injury that put Tony Moeaki on the injured reserve after the final preseason game.
It seems this season is already turning into a horrible nightmare of injuries, and our 2010 draft class is being decimated. Those that were rookie playmakers just a season ago are now memories of what could have been that we'll have to see on the sidelines instead of on the field.
I don't want to say that the season is lost; look at how the Green Bay Packers were able to sustain injuries and still compete all year, eventually winning the Super Bowl. But these injuries hurt, and they hurt even more considering how lucky we were all last season with avoiding them. Just as Moeaki going down was a setback for the offense, losing Berry is a crushing blow for our defense.
So strap in guys, this is going to be a long season.
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