They’re rivals on the field, but off the field, Colts coach Chuck Pagano showed his unwavering support for Chiefs safety Eric Berry, by wearing his shirt to Colts practice on Tuesday.
One of Eric Berry’s biggest supporters is rival coach Chuck Pagano
Berry was cleared to return to playing football a few days ago after months of battling lymphoma. Pagano, of course, knows what it’s like to battle through cancer, having battled leukemia in 2012.
According to The Kansas City Star, Chiefs coach Andy Reid actually contacted Pagano, and he talked to Berry, preparing him to expect what treatment would be like:
“He would text me and say, ‘Look, they’re going to do a bone marrow biopsy, this is what you need to be prepared for, this, this and this,’” Berry said. “And he had me prepared for a lot of things I wasn’t aware of.”
Good on ya, Chuck. This was really cool of you.
(via NFL.com; h/t The Kansas City Star)
