CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears rookie punter Trenton Gill was not aware of a bizarre rule that cost his team a chance at a field goal before halftime of their Week 1 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
With 32 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Chicago's kicking unit trotted onto the rain-soaked surface at Soldier Field to kick a 47-yard field goal. Gill, who holds for kicker Cairo Santos, tried to soak up excess water at the spot of the attempt with a towel. Rain had been pouring steadily in the area for hours leading up to kickoff and during the game.