Official Site of the Jets · Mar 24, 2018
Seven Fast Facts: K Cairo Santos
The Jets lost their placekicker form last year, Chandler Catanzaro, to the Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent. But they quickly kicked the tires on Cairo Santos, the small but powerful kicker for the Chiefs and, briefly last year, the Bears. Here are seven interesting facts about Santos:
Products of Brazil
Cairo Fernandes Santos was born in Brazil and, when he made his debut with Kansas City in 2014, he was the first Brazil-born player to play in the NFL. Last week we offered him "Parabéns!" — Portuguese for congratulations — upon his signing.
