Kansas City chiefs S Berry (heel) misses practice

Head coach Andy Reid has labeled Berry, who is returning from a ruptured Achilles suffered in the 2017 season opener, as day-to-day, while saying "we'll see" when asked if he'll play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry's availability for Sunday's regular-season opener remains in doubt after he missed Wednesday's practice with a sore heel.

Head coach Andy Reid has labeled Berry, who is returning from a ruptured Achilles suffered in the 2017 season opener, as day-to-day, while saying "we'll see" when asked if he'll play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.

"It is literally day-to-day," trainer Rick Burkholder reiterated to reporters Wednesday. "He won't practice today, but he's spent a lot of time with us, he's improving, he's getting better every day. And so we'll continue with that process."

Berry, 29, did not play in the preseason and has sat out practices with the issue since mid-August. His Achilles injury last season was on his left foot, but the heel injury is to his right.

Berry has played in 15-plus games in five of his eight NFL seasons, earning Pro Bowl appearances in each of those campaigns and first-team All-Pro nods in 2013, 2015-16). He missed all but one game in 2011 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and he sat out the final 10 games in 2014 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.