Chiefs safety Eric Berry back at practice; rookie linebacker O’Daniel still out
After missing the last two games, Chiefs safety Eric Berry was back at practice on Wednesday as a full participant.
Berry hasn’t practiced since Dec. 28 with a sore heel, and coach Andy Reid didn’t give any indication about his availability to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
“We’re going to take it day-to-day,” Reid said. “He’s going to practice and we’ll just see how he does. He’s improved over the last little bit. We’ll just see how he goes.”
The Chiefs released veteran safety Ron Parker on Tuesday to make room for offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif on the active roster. But Reid didn’t say Parker’s release meant Berry was playing Sunday.
“We had to make a move to make a move, so that’s what we wanted,” Reid said. “We appreciate Ron, obviously. He’s one of our guys that’s been here a long time. But we had to make a move there and that’s the move we made.”
While Berry returned to practice, rookie linebacker Dorian O’Daniel missed all of last week’s practices with a calf contusion.
Everyone else practiced in some capacity, including Duvernay-Tardif and running back Spencer Ware (hamstring). Both were limited.
Others listed on the post-practice injury report were full participants, including Kendall Fuller (thumb/shoulder), Tyreek Hill (thigh/heel), Anthony Hitchens (knee), Jordan Lucas (shoulder), Sammy Watkins (foot) and Andrew Wylie (bicep).
This was Watkins’ first full practice since before his foot injury suffered against Cleveland on Nov. 4.
This story was originally published January 16, 2019 at 2:22 PM.