When the Bears traded for Eddy Piñeiro in May, they not only acquired a kicker, they got a football player.
“You know there’s going to be a little bit of pain there, but there’s nothing structurally wrong,” Bears special teams coordinator Chris Tabor said Thursday at Halas Hall. “There’s a lot of players out there playing through pain and that’s no different.”
The Bears are continuing to nurse Piñeiro through a knee injury he suffered last week and remain hopeful he will be able to kick Sunday against the Vikings at Soldier Field.
“I mean, he played last week, so …” Tabor said, an indication that Piñeiro is on target to kick against the Vikings even if he’s not 100 percent.