Berry Earns Pro Bowl Honors!

[Jim O]

Berry Earns Pro Bowl Honors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 22, 2004

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Tempe, AZ – Arizona Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry has been selected to represent the NFC in the 2005 Pro Bowl.

This marks Berry’s first career selection and he becomes just the second defensive end in team history selected to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl since it began following the 1970 season. The other was Simeon Rice in 1999, which was also the last year a Cardinal defender was selected (Rice and cornerback Aeneas Williams).

Berry, who signed with Arizona this past offseason from Denver, has proven to be the best free agent acquisition in team history. He is tied for the NFC lead with 12.5 sacks (Simeon Rice, Tampa Bay) and second in the NFL behind only Indianapolis’ Dwight Freeney (15.0). His 4.0 sacks of Giants QB Kurt Warner on November 14 were a career-high and matched the best single-game total in the NFL this season.

While the Pro Bowl teams are announced today, the starting lineups will not be announced until halftime of one of the two Wild Card games being playing on January 8 airing on ABC.

The 2005 Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on Sunday, February 13 and will be televised by ESPN.

- azcardinals.com -

 

[arthurracoon]

 

[imaCafan]

WAY TO GO BB!!!!!!!! SOLID CHOICE!!!!!

And thanks, Jim, Too!!!!

 

[PortlandCardFan]

A-w-e-s-o-m-e !!!!!!!!

 

[Russ Smith]

Congrats Bertrand, you the man.

 

[clif]

:notworthy

 

[Brian in Mesa]

WOOHOO !!

 

[NickelBack]

Great news for Berry!

I guess, then, since Rackers wasn't mentioned he was not selected?

 

[Rocco]

Congrats Bert! You really deserved it.

 

[Lex]

No one deserves it more. Great year, great story for Bertrand and the Cardinals.

I think the team should randomly draw 20,000 season ticket holders for free trips to the Pro Bowl so we can give Bertrand moral support.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Now go out and knock Hasselback out of the game.I heard he didn't vote for you.

 

[vince56]

This brings a nice big smile to my face. Right on Berry!!! Well deserved!

 

[thirty-two]

 

[seesred]

We are all very proud of our newest Pro Bowler Bertrand. Berry..You are the start of something big in this town, the brand new Cardinals.

GBR
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[Kolo]

I'm a middling Cardinals fan--AZ native, but I've liked the Eagles from the early 80's, and been trying hard for 15 years to find a reason to like the Cards--Berry seems to be everything a Pro Bowl player should be--integrity and character off the field, and intensity and ability and production on it--congratulations to him.

 

[D-Dogg]

RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[az jam]

Wonderful and well deserved. Berry is a class act and an excellent role model.

 

[azdad1978]

 

[jw7]

Wonderful and well deserved. Berry is a class act and an excellent role model.

Agree 100% Congrats Bert!

 

[Second Deck]

You are the best free agent pick up in Cards history. What a pleasure it has been to watch a DE who can pass rush and play the run unlike SR. Way to go!

 

[jerryp]

A week or so ago someone on Football Outsiders had Berry listed in their list in the Open Pro-Bowl Discussion Thread.

His comment was "12 sacks, one for every second of national exposure."

I could not agree more. Glad he is getting the recognition he deserves.

 

[Ryanwb]

Somebody want to explain to me how Jeremiah Trotter made it to the Pro Bowl over Dansby???? 54 tackles and 1 sack? WTF??

 

[CaptTurbo]

Its almost as if there is a party in my pants I am so excited.


Seriously.

Great job Bertrand keep it up!

 

[jmt]

Excelente!

 

[azdad1978]

Somebody want to explain to me how Jeremiah Trotter made it to the Pro Bowl over Dansby???? 54 tackles and 1 sack? WTF??

The guy didn't even start half of the year and he made the probowl.