Eric Berry honored as a rare talent in Tennessee football history

Eric Berry, a former Tennessee football standout, was recently recognized in a feature series highlighting athletes in the College Football Hall of Fame. Berry played as a defensive back starting in 2007, making an immediate impact with five interceptions in his freshman season, a record-breaking performance. Over his career at Tennessee, he accumulated 245 tackles, 14 interceptions, and was twice named First-Team All-America. Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Berry overcame a Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis to achieve five Pro Bowl selections and is a three-time first-team All-Pro. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023 and named an SEC Legend in 2024.

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