Eric Berry has a Haglund’s deformity on his heel

[DaFace]

Yes, it's in the other thread. Bite me.

https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2018/...ty-on-his-heel

REPORT: Eric Berry has a Haglund’s deformity on his heel
New information on Berry’s sore heel injury emerged on Saturday.
By Pete Sweeney Sep 29, 2018, 1:15pm CDT

Eric Berry has not practiced or played for the Kansas City Chiefs since August 11 in St. Joseph, Missouri, because of what the team has described as a “sore heel.”

The last we heard from the Chiefs athletic training staff was in early September, when head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder described the injury as “literally day to day.”

More information on Berry’s injury emerged Saturday morning, via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo:

Mike Garafolo: “My understanding, and I’ve spoken to people familiar with his injury situation. He’s got what’s called a Haglund’s deformity in that Achilles. That’s a bone spur that basically digs into the Achilles. Shaun O’ Hara, our colleague at NFL Network, he had it. I spoke to him this week. He said it is extremely painful. He actually used a more colorful word that I won’t use here. It’s just something that continues to irritate the area. Some guys have been able to play with it—you get a shoe here or there, you can adjust … but that’s what’s going on. It’s going to be a pain management thing. It’s not like this thing will tear the Achilles necessarily. A lot of these cases don’t result in a tear, but that’s why with Berry right now, he has not played, and they’ve been doing OK. That’s going to allow them a little bit more patience with Berry, but it is extremely painful.”

This provides a little more clarity than Berry’s injury simply being a “sore heel,” which is good, but what’s bad is there still seems to be no timetable. Remember, Berry missed nearly the entirety of the 2017 season due to a ruptured Achilles on the other leg.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was mum on the injury when asked about it Saturday afternoon after the Chiefs’ final practice of the week.

Berry is officially ruled doubtful heading into the Monday night game against the Denver Broncos.

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Here are the notes from our in-house medical expert, Aaron Borgmann:

A lot of talk today regarding something known as a Haglund’s deformity. It was reported by a media source that the player in question suffers from this condition. This discussion is not to confirm or deny that possibility, as I can only explain the available information that we have been given. To be clear, the team has not confirmed this diagnosis and I have no advance knowledge of the player’s current condition.

The simple explanation here that it is indeed a bone spur on the backside of someone’s heel. This is frequently known as a “pump bump” from the occurrence that it is often seen in women’s fashion from the shoes that they wear. However, incidence in football players is also common, sometimes referred to as “retrocalcaneal bursitis” as well.

The bone spur irritates the bursa (fluid-filled sac) that sits between the bone and the tendon or even the tendon itself directly. This can cause a great deal of inflammation and discomfort with any sort of dynamic ankle/foot movement, worse with pressure on the spot itself.

Having one in and of itself it not uncommon, but the degree to which it bothers someone is the issue. Depending upon demands of movement, these can range from debilitating to just a nuisance. Obviously, in football players, the degree of inflammation is what dictates the level of function.

These are diagnosed both visually and radiographically and it is a situation where if you see it and player complains of certain symptoms (pain with movement in that exact spot, swelling, redness) then you can be pretty sure that is what it is.

Treatment focuses on reduction of inflammation obviously directly over the spot. This can be done both topically and through systemic medication. Soft tissue lengthening in both the calf and bottom of the foot is also done to alleviate the issue from both sides – this is due to the fact that both the calf and plantar fascia connect to the calcaneus (heel bone) on either side.

Not to be forgotten is footwear modification and adjustment. Very rigid shoes can cause this irritation, and in some athletes, I would even cut the shoe in the heel to allow room for the bump. Other options include specialized padding and friction reduction methods. Heel lifts have been shown to be helpful in some.

For this condition, non-surgical intervention is preferred to reduce the inflammation as opposed to surgical due to the immobilization period.

If the inflammation can be reduced and the function level high, many players learned to adapt their daily routines to accommodate. They may have to put in a bit more time in order to get ready due to the condition’s demands but can nonetheless get by and still perform at a high level.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by O.city

I just don't know that financially you can move on. Someone smarter than me care to chime in?

Meh. If he’s done done then you take whatever cap savings you can get.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

That doesn't say what you claim it says you ****ing dolt. Goddamn you are dumb. Stop while you are still only a mile behind.

you can't even remember or comprehend what you previously posted.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

you can't even remember or comprehend what you previously posted.

What does that post say you stupid mother****er? Does it say anywhere in that post the situation is "normal"? No it doesn't you ignorant twat.

It simply says they aren't lying about it. And there is no evidence that they are lying or have lied about any of it.

Either provide proof to the contrary or .

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Meh. If he’s done done then you take whatever cap savings you can get.

Post June 1 cut would kind of suck due to dead money but not any more than paying him to not play does.

[ToxSocks]

We gotta wait till tomorrow?

Wow. Way to **** up tradition, NFL.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

What does that post say you stupid mother****er? Does it say anywhere in that post the situation is "normal"? No it doesn't you ignorant twat.

It simply says they aren't lying about it. And there is no evidence that they are lying or have lied about any of it.

Either provide proof to the contrary or .

Holy shit, are you seriously this dense?

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by O.city

I just don't know that financially you can move on. Someone smarter than me care to chime in?

Don't know about smarter than you, but here's how I understand it:

When you sign a player, you are allowed to prorate the financial impact of his signing bonus in even amounts over the life of his contract. When a player retires or is cut or traded, the entire remaining signing bonus money is accelerated to count against the immediate cap. The remedy to this is, of course, the post-June 1 cut, which splits the cap hit over the current and following year, creating dead money.

Right now, Eric Berry's cap hit is scheduled to be $16.5M, with an amortized signing bonus hit of $4M and a base salary of 12.4M. He has $14.95M remaining of his guaranteed money, amortized over the length of his contract. That money would escalate if he were cut pre-June 1 without a post-June 1 designation. That means that cutting Eric Berry outright would essentially save a little over $1.5M on the cap.

HOWEVER

In a this-doesn't-affect-the-team-it's-just-business move, cutting Eric Berry saves $12.4M in cash out of Clark Hunt's pocket (money he would owe Berry on the roster, but hasn't paid, as opposed to signing bonus, which is already paid). That might be worth the move. It won't make your team appreciably better, but it saves you actual dollars you haven't spent yet. In terms of the CAP HIT, you could cut Eric Berry with either a pre-June 1 designation or cut him post-June 1, and prorate the accelerated cap hit over two years, causing his cap hit to drop and become an effective $9.5M savings with $6M in dead money hitting the cap in 2020. That takes his cap number from $16.5M down to $7M, and his cash payout from $12.4M to zero.

In my opinion, if the Chiefs feel that there is any risk of this injury affecting next year, they move on from Berry, and it will assuredly be a post-June 1 designation before next season.

Here's the breakdown:

KEEP BERRY:
$16.5M cap hit
$12.4M of that cap hit is a brand new check to be paid.

CUT BERRY (post June 1):
$6.95M cap hit (9.5M savings 2019)
$4M dead money 2020
$4M dead money 2021

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Meh. If he’s done done then you take whatever cap savings you can get.

Yep. And learn from your mistake..

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

We gotta wait till tomorrow?

Wow. Way to **** up tradition, NFL.

Spoiler alert... "Day to Day".

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

We gotta wait till tomorrow?

Wow. Way to **** up tradition, NFL.

Yep, no practice today.

[Simply Red]

I've messaged him on Facebook seeking ETA for return to field.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I've messaged him on Facebook seeking ETA for return to field.

keep us pose ted!!!!

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by carcosa

keep us pose ted!!!!

HAIL YES_ I PLANT OO this shat xcitement!

[saphojunkie]

I'm going to assume that everyone who doesn't compliment my Eric Berry salary cap breakdown is either too dumb to get it or simply too engrossed in jerking off to my excellence.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I'm going to assume that everyone who doesn't compliment my Eric Berry salary cap breakdown is either too dumb to get it or simply too engrossed in jerking off to my excellence.

Or just jerking off in general.