Eric Berry: Prepared for the NFL

Recognize this guy? He's now the future of the Kansas City Chiefs franchise.

Eric Berry lived up to all the hype he brought with him to Knoxville.  Son of a former Vol, one of the best high school players in the state of Georgia...

In three years at Tennessee, he played with maturity, and was a class act on and off the field.

Berry has already taken part in his first rookie mini-camp in Kansas City, and said that he's well prepared for the the rigors of the NFL, in part because he spent a year with...

Lane Kiffin.

I know, Vols fans.  You want to take your "It's Time" t-shirts, set them aflame, bury the ashes with a shovel, and then bury the shovel.

But Kiffin, and his staff of assistants, with all their NFL experience, gave Berry insight into what he could expect at the next level.

Was Lane Kiffin good for Tennessee football?  Most would say no.

Was Lane Kiffin good for Eric Berry?  Looks that way.