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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
The Chiefs should absolutely not pay for a $2 million dollar premium in the event that Berry's cancer returns. They paid Berry $2,625,000 dollars in 2014 that they were not obligated to pay when he was placed on the NFL list. That money could have been rolled over into 2015, giving them that much more cap space.
Why should they be required to pay out $2 million more in case Berry's cancer returns?
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It is very unusual for that to be a requirement, I think there has only been one other time that has even happened, Colin Kaepernick.
I also believe there are other ways to protect their investment or to get it back if the cancer was to return, very similar to what has been used in the past when negotiating contracts with players that have off field issues.
If the Chiefs were wanting to use paying him that money as leverage in future contract negotiations it was a mistake and should not have done that.