During the Chiefs game at Oakland last Thursday night, Chiefs Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry felt some chest discomfort.
After a weekend of testing, team doctors and those at the University of Kansas Hospital determined Berry has a mass on the right side of his chest, and the leading consideration is that Berry has lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said Monday.
Berry, of Fairburn, Ga., went to Atlanta on Monday and will have further evaluation at Emory University Hospital by Christopher Flowers, a doctor who specializes in lymphoma.
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Burkholder said Berry, 25, probably will have a biopsy of one of the lymph nodes or of the mass. Burkholder added that Berry is about 75 percent done with the testing and its too early to say what stage the illness may be.
Burkholder said that Berry, who missed five games this season because of a high ankle sprain, didnt complain about chest discomfort before the Oakland game.
That goes along with his toughness mentality, Burkholder said. Everybody gets a physical in June, and everything checked out then. Ive obviously been with him a lot this season, and he didnt complain about anything until the ballgame.
Berry informed his teammates of his condition before practice Monday morning. The club placed Berry on the non-football illness list, which ends his season.
Coach Andy Reid said Berry was hopeful when he addressed the team.
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