The Bears are bringing in a familiar kicker from the Bay area.
PK Eddy Pineiro was acquired via trade from the Oakland Raiders on Monday in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round draft pick, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported. The move comes less than 24 hours after the Bears waived Redford Jones and John Baron and opted not to sign any of the four tryout kickers in attendance at last weekend’s kicking-crazed rookie minicamp.
Pineiro, 23, joins PKs Chris Blewitt and Elliot Fry in the battle to replace Cody Parkey, who was released one season into a four-year, $15 million contract after missing his 43-yard game-winning attempt in the wild card defeat against the Eagles.