The Bears have signed a new kicker!
We reported yesterday that Bears' kicker Cairo Santo was dealing with personal issues and that his status for Sunday's game was in question. Well, we pretty much received the confirmation that he won't be available for the game as the Bears have signed K Michael Badgley after he worked out for them yesterday, according to his agent.
The 27-year-old kicker, who was initially signed by the Colts as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2018 out of Miami (Fl.), and later resurfaced with Indianapolis last season was competing for a third career stint with the franchise.
The �Money Badger' made 18 of 21 field goal attempts (85.7%) and was a perfect 39 of 39 from extra point range in 2021. He's converted 70 of his 87 career field goal attempts (80.5%) and 122 of 127 extra point attempts (96.1%) during his 5-year NFL career.
I believe he will be able to fill in nicely and I like that the bears went with a guy with a lot of experience. After all, signing with a new team a day before your first game in something pretty unusual and it takes maturity to be able to handle that.
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