Theres a chance safety Eric Berry makes his season debut Thursday night when the Chiefs play host to the Chargers in a prime-time game, coach Andy Reid said Monday.
Berry, who missed four months of practice nursing a sore heel, has been a limited participant in practice the last two weeks. Prior to that, Berry hadnt taken the field since Aug. 11 during training camp in St. Joseph. Reid said Berry is continuing to gradually get better.
He was getting better as the week went on, Reid said of Berrys progress and availability for Thursday. Well just see how it goes here these next couple of days. Theres a chance.
Im literally going to keep taking this day-by-day. Well just see how the thing goes. Its nothing effort-wise or want-to. Thats the last thing that ever crosses your mind with this guy. Its killing him. Youve got to trust me. Its killing him not to be out there. But at the same time, we want to be smart with it. I know hed like to play.
During the broadcast of Sundays game, a 27-24 overtime victory against Baltimore, it was reported that Berrys heel issue was a matter of pain tolerance. Reid said theres more to it than just that.
This guys pain threshold is way up there, Reid said. I dont know. I think its a feel also, how everything feels. I think progressively, its gotten better. I think with any injury, theres pain, right? Thats part of that. Its also how it feels to the athlete, which is important in this case.
Reid didnt have any other injury updates Monday. Tackle Cam Erving left Sundays game because of a knee injury, and Reid mentioned after the game that running back Spencer Ware also had a hamstring issue. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill also played through a couple of injuries to his wrist and foot.
