CSN Chicago · Aug 22, 2020
Bears' reportedly signing K Cairo Santos to compete with Eddy Piñeiro
Darnell Mooney is 'soaking up his role'After the Bears cut kicker Ramiz Ahmed early in training camp, the assumption was that Eddy Piñeiro had secured the job in 2020. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor even admitted that the move boiled down to 'a numbers game,' the product of the NFL's decision to shrink training camp roster sizes 10 spots this year.
Apparently not! According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bears are not only working out other kickers, but planning to sign one:
Bears are expected to sign former Chiefs’ kicker Cairo Santos after he clears Covid testing protocol Sunday, per source.
