Eddy Piñeiro’s reserved, almost sheepish response to “winning” the Bears’ place-kicker competition with Elliott Fry belied what seems like one of his best assets — he’s got an edge to him.
Piñeiro not only had the stronger leg, but seemed the most likely to develop into the Robbie Gould-like headstrong kicker who thinks he’s the quarterback — the kind of attitude that comes in handy when you kick half your games at Soldier Field.
“You have to be mentally strong at that position. But that’s not the reason that [Piñeiro beat out Fry],” Bears coach Matt Nagy said.