Eric Hosmer shows his support for Eric Berry for NFL Man of Year award
There is a little less than two weeks left for Chiefs fans to show their support for safety Eric Berry.
Berry is the Chiefs’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, which recognizes one NFL player annually for his excellence on and off the field.
Berry, 26, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma last December, returned to the team and regained his starting role in the second game of the season. He also started the Eric Berry Foundation and has helped revitalize a park in his hometown of Fairburn, Ga.
Berry has also visited Children’s Mercy Hospital and helped Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City.
Each NFL team has a nominee and every player has a special hashtag (in Berry’s case it’s #BerryWPMOYChallenge). Whichever player’s hashtag is used the most on any social media platform will result in the player’s charity getting a $20,000 donation from Nationwide.
On Friday, Berry got some big endorsements:
Eric Berry is up for Walter Payton Man of the Year. No explanation needed. #BerryWPMOYChallenge.
— Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos35) December 18, 2015A true inspiration, #SportingKC's proud to support @Stuntman1429 in the #BerryWPMOYChallenge. Each RT = 1 vote! pic.twitter.com/tKYqH4CzKS
— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) December 18, 2015We've got your back, @Chiefs! Retweet this to help us support Eric Berry in the #BerryWPMOYChallenge pic.twitter.com/LYs7GGKf3g
— Royals (@Royals) December 18, 2015Here are some other big supporters who have chimed in previously:
Please tweet #BerryWPMOYChallenge to vote Eric Berry for NFL Man of the Year and support his foundation #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/89jbZXZAxV
— David Koechner (@DavidKoechner) December 11, 2015Our #VFL Eric Berry is up for the #NFL Man of the Year! Show your support with a RT using #BerryWPMOYChallenge pic.twitter.com/f2VXTzNhKn
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 12, 2015Y'all ready? #BerryWPMOYChallenge https://t.co/ZGf5LissYY
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 16, 2015Help me support @Stuntman1429 in the Man of the Year Charity Challenge with a retweet! #BerryWPMOYChallenge
— Charcandrick West (@Charcandrick26) December 11, 2015Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff