Former Tennessee safety Eric Berry signed a multi-year deal with adidas on Monday.
Berry, who was selected with the fifth overall pick during NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, will be the only NFL defensive back to wear adidas, which also provides athletic apparel for UT's athletic department.
Details of the contract were not released.
"Eric had an amazing college career and will go down as one of the best collegiate defensive backs in recent memory," David Baxter, Head of Sport Performance for adidas America, said in a release.
"We look forward to working side by side with him to create products that will help make him even faster and stronger in the professional game."
Berry joins tailback C.J. Spiller of the Buffalo Bills, Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints, Mario Williams of the Houston Texans and Lawrence Timmons of the Pittsburgh Steelers as adidas players in the NFL.
Marketing director Ashley Kerns of A3 Athletics negotiated the deal.
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Comments » 36
96_Vols writes:
Very Happy for Eric..the first of many endorsements I'm sure! FIRST!!
Cldvols1 writes:
Outstanding EB, shed some of those proceeds this way if you like! LOL
TornadoVol11 writes:
Congrats EB! on a side note, it is rumored that local soccer star Derrick Brodus from Alcoa has decided to walk on at UT as a place kicker. The kid used to play for the high school football team and could easily kick 40+ yarders with ease and accuracy.
HollySpringsVOL writes:
"Details of the contract were not realized."
I am not a lawyer, but if I had a contract where the details were not realized (fulfilled) I would be contacting a lawyer to sue somebody.
The definition of "realized" is...
1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
2. To bring into reality; make real
3. To make realistic:
4. To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit:
5. To bring in (a sum) as profit by sale.
Hey Hooker. take a few bucks and buy a freakin' dictionary, dude.
HallowedHill writes:
First ... of many endorsements for the latest great to wear the Orange and White.
GO VOLS!
dvhill100 writes:
Congratulations, EB. Now take care of the family. I know you will.
AtLeastMyTeamHasPerfectSeasons writes:
Yes, his 3 years wearing Adidas at Tennessee didn't hurt this contract any. Hope to see some EB commercials hitting the airwaves someday!
Bigger_Al writes:
Isn't Peyton adidas too?
AtLeastMyTeamHasPerfectSeasons writes:
Nike sucks! Long live Adidas and Berry!
JenB (Inactive) writes:
Cant wait to see his commercials!! Congrats to ya Eric!
UTVOLSRROCKN writes:
Ditto ALMYTHPS!
d_ray writes:
You are obviously a 100% jerk. Potato .. Po..ta..toe. This ad is not about proper dictionary definition. It is not about you. It is about one of the best football players to ever play for UT. Get a life. Jeezzzz.
jr8657 writes:
nope he wears reebok.
Cldvols1 writes:
Ever heard of Michale Palardy? Yea he's coming too!
nola_vol writes:
Hold on--HollySpringsVOL is right. The sentence ("Details of the contract were not realized.") makes absolutely no sense.
We can only guess that the writer meant to say details were not RELEASED.
But then again, who knows? Maybe Marketing director Ashley Kerns of A3 Athletics NEGATED the deal.
Not that I'm complaining... this IS why reading KNS is such a good way to get your brain started in the morning!
gnm53108 writes:
Pay day!
Good for you Eric.
OrangeRush writes:
Realized, released, what's the difference? They both begin with the letter "r", which is close enough for Hooker.
cloudodust writes:
I ran in adidas shoes for years after miles and miles in New Balance. Liked the fit adidas gave my feet up to a point and the wear was very good. Returned to New Balance last fall. My loyalties lay in what works. Sway me, Eric.
huntined#565710 writes:
Good for him!! Go get the cash E.B.
ellunitiko writes:
Look at your own definition, #4
"To obtain"
as in, the details of the contract were not obtained.
don't be dumb
source: I AM an attorney
givehim6 writes:
I understand the main reason he left early was to take care of family, I wish one of my kids had the money he is going to have.
DancingOutlaw writes:
You left off the rest of the #4 definition, "as gain or profit".
As in, a company realizes profit or gain. It does not realize a contract. It's obvious it should have been "released" but spell check said "realized" and whoever wrote the blurb went with it.
Leave it up to an attorney to pick and choose the phrase that works out of context to fit the argument.
Source: I AM an accountant.
gnm53108 writes:
Get em outlaw.
An accountant and a attorney going at it.
Better entertainment than baseball.Damn I hate doldrum season.
Is it ok if I use "doldrum season" pd?
illinoisvolfan writes:
He used to be. He went with Reebok about the same time the NFL went with Reebok as its corporate uniform sponsor.
illinoisvolfan writes:
Amen. I'm proudly wearing my Adidas now. Hope they have a marketing campaign lined up for Eric.
JBVols1698 writes:
Eric Berry deserves Nikes
Adidas sucks, we need to drop those guys, we are the poor kids who have to wear soccer shoes to football and basketball games! go nike!
sticknmove15 writes:
completely 100% correct!...Adidas sucks so bad! i can't even buy Tennessee stuff because it's adidas and nike is the only way to go...if we changed to nike, whether you like it or not, i promise we would get better recruits in football and basketball. i've talked to many ut athletes and they hate that they have to wear adidas. the kids love Nike.
volsguy16 writes:
this is GREAT news. thats all i wear because of UT. i couldn't be happier.
volsguy16 writes:
adidas owns reebok btw.
volsguy16 writes:
adidas owns reebok
armyvol544 writes:
Correct me if I am wrong. Doesn't the NFL require all the players to wear Reebok uniforms? So what will Berry wear just the shoes?
tnmantravel#531151 writes:
well said dude
wildcatbasketball writes:
getting interesting...counter that Mr. Attorney!!
SuckTheseVols98 writes:
i sure hope so! we coulda f-ed bama up with that $hit!! GO VOLS!!!!
SuckTheseVols98 writes:
or how about "disclosed"...hooker you suck
SuckTheseVols98 writes:
$hit....we aint poor we gots 100's of millions in the bank, check out Neyland Stadium it looks f-ing amazing!!!
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