Eric Berry has been cleared to return to practice with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Last December, Berry, 26, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, which accounts for about 10 percent of lymphoma cases and is considered to be highly curable.

Lymphoma is a group of cancers of a part of the immune system called the lymph system. The cancers fall into two main types, Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Berry informed his teammates of his condition, and was placed on the non-football illness list, which ended his season.

Sean Smith has received a three-game suspension from the NFL for a violation of their substance abuse policy.

Smith produced a strong season in 2014, finishing as the fifth-best cornerback in the league, according to Pro Football Focus. Starting all 16 games for the Chiefs last season, the 27-year-old cover man allowed just 57 percent of passes thrown his way to be completed.

Smith pled guilty in April on a 2014 DUI charge.

Justin Houston has signed a six-year, $101 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Houston will receive $32.5 million in guaranteed money at signing.

The deal folds into the franchise tag and it runs through 2020.

Houston's deal ranks seventh in the entire NFL behind five quarterbacks and Ndamukong Suh.