Two days after Eddy Pineiro made his most emphatic statement yet in pursuit of the Bears’ kicker job, coach Matt Nagy was asked if he was curious to see how he handled success.
“These guys can probably use a little bit,” Matt Nagy said after Monday’s practice. “There’s been such a microscope on them, and that’s OK.”
Pineiro made field goals of 58 and 21 yards, plus three extra points, in his first game since the team cut Elliott Fry. Nagy said his success was a “hidden story” of the day —behind, of course, Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s retirement.