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(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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