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Berry & Poe: Who goes, who stays?

This will, from my perspective, shake out to be the defining moment this offseason. Two fan favorites who are pretty big pieces of the defense are out of contract this offseason. Those being Dontari Poe, the fast as a linebacker nose tackle and Eric Berry, the rough and tumble, cancer and opposing receiver smashing safety. Both men would rightfully command large paydays from the Chiefs to stay. It would be impossible, barring a miracle, to re-sign both of them. I’ll explore two scenarios, one where we keep Berry, and one where we keep Poe.

Keeping Poe

Let’s start with keeping Poe. Eric Berry hits the market and the safety needy teams line up to acquire his services. A possible draft replacement would be Malik Hooker of Ohio State. The writers on his Walter Football page speak of him as the next Eric Berry. Should this prove to be true, Kansas City would need to bet the farm to grab a top-10 pick at the lowest to have a prayer of nabbing him.

The next best options would be Jamal Adams of LSU and Jabrill Peppers of Michigan. Perhaps even Justin Evans of Texas A&M. Read what Walter Football has to say here. All three of those men would be first round choices as well.