NEW YORK -- The Kansas City Chiefs selected Eric Berry with the fifth pick in the 2010 National Football League Draft.

Berry played his college football at the University of Tennessee. He recorded 241 tackles, forced 2 fumbles, and intercepted 14 passes in his college career.

Kansas City finished last in the AFC west in 2009 with just a 4-12 record. The NFL Draft continues through Saturday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The Kansas City Chiefs, hoping to shore
up the NFL's next-to-worst defense, have taken Tennessee safety
Eric Berry with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft.
A three-year starter for the Volunteers, Berry is also a member
of the National Honor Society who graduated with a 3.75 grade point
average.
The Chiefs, 4-12 last season in the first year of the Scott
Pioli/Todd Haley regime, will count on him as an instant starter
for a team that was 31st overall in total defense and 22nd in pass
defense.
In his college career, Berry recorded 245 tackles and
intercepted 14 passes, returning them for 494 yards _ just seven
yards shy of the NCAA record.

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