Cairo Santos

The Chicago Bears have had a tough time replacing Robbie Gould as their kicker in recent seasons, but they believe they have found their guy as they’ve signed kicker Cairo Santos to a contract extension. The deal was first reported by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune Thursday afternoon: The Bears later confirmed that they had signed Santos to...

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wears 15 because of Bears kicker Cairo Santos… yes, really.

Their offense didn’t make it easy late in the game, but the Chicago Bears managed to hold off the Carolina Panthers in a 23-16 victory in Charlotte on Sunday afternoon. Nick Foles threw for 198 yards and a touchdown, and the Bears’ quarterback rushed for another score. Cairo Santos made three field goals in the game, including a career-long 55-yard…

The Chicago Bears will have a new kicker when the regular season begins, as Eddy Pineiro has been placed on the injured reserve list. Pineiro, who appeared in all 16 games for the Bears last season, has been dealing with a groin injury during training camp, and will now miss at least three games for the Bears after being designated…

After all the kicking drama that accompanied the Chicago Bears’ training camp last season, there could be more on the horizon after the team signed kicker Cairo Santos to a contract Tuesday. According to multiple reports, head coach Matt Nagy says that Santos is only on the team as insurance for a groin injury that has slowed incumbent kicker Eddy…