It's certainly been an interesting 2025 campaign for Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos, but he was able to overcome some adversity to land himself a massive compliment from his coach.
Santos is coming off a game where he was called upon to nail a game-winning field goal to take down the Minnesota Vikings 19-17. He finished the game converting four of five field goals in the victory.
Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower was asked about Santos' play overall. Hightower only needed three words to describe Santos.
“Resilient, clutch and dependable.