Bertrand Berry

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Bertrand Berry
Bertrand Berry 9-7-08.jpg
Bertrand Berry at the September 7, 2008 game versus the San Francisco 49ers.
No. 57, 92
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 48)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1997  / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:232
Sacks:65.0
Forced fumbles:14
Fumble recoveries:14
Pass deflections:17
Player stats at PFR

Bertrand Demond Berry (born August 15, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Early years

Berry, whose nickname is "King" started his football career in the Humble Area Football League with the Cardinals as a running back.HAFL Berry attended Humble High School in Humble, Texas, and was a star running back for the Wildcats. [1] where he was a three-sport standout in basketball, football, and track. In basketball, he was a two-time all-district selection, and in track, he threw the discus and set the school record for the shuttle hurdle relays.

College career

Berry attended the University of Notre Dame and was a four-year letterman in football. He finished his NCAA football career with 187 tackles and 16.5 sacks.

Professional career

Berry was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft, starting out as a linebacker before switching to defensive end. [2] He spent most of his time there playing between defense and special teams, starting most of the games on defense. He signed with the St. Louis Rams in 2000, but was cut during training camp.

He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on September 26, 2000, on October 11 after seeing action in two games. He recorded one tackle in his two appearances.

By the 2003 season with the Denver Broncos, he was the starter at defensive end and led the team in tackles and sacks. He was picked up as a free agent by Arizona before the 2004 season, during which he was named as a starter to represent the NFC in the 2005 Pro Bowl.

On March 18, 2009, Berry agreed to a one-year contract.

On January 21, 2010, Berry announced his retirement from the NFL. He finished his career with 232 total tackles, 65 sacks and 13 forced fumbles.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFR
1997 IND 1011470.000
1998 IND 164836124.020
1999 IND 1612571.010
2001 DEN 14201822.002
2002 DEN 16181446.502
2003 DEN 1636241211.531
2004 ARI 1649391014.542
2005 ARI 8332586.011
2006 ARI 10232036.031
2007 ARI 9211742.501
2008 ARI 14221575.021
2009 ARI 1510916.002
Career1603032267765.01613

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Broadcasting career

In August 2011, Berry began hosting a radio show on The Fan AM 1060 KDUS in Phoenix called "The Bertrand Berry Show" with Mike Grose every weekday from 1:00 to 3:00. The show was cancelled effective December 28, 2012.

On April 23, 2015, Berry had a fill-in role for Ron Wolfley on the Doug and Wolf Show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, a local Arizona radio station. On August 3, Berry began hosting "Off the Edge with B-Train" on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bert Berry". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bertrand Berry Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
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