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5 stats about new Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro

By Bill Zimmerman

CHICAGO - OCTOBER 04: A general view of a field goal by the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions on October 4, 2009 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Lions 48-24. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - OCTOBER 04: A general view of a field goal by the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions on October 4, 2009 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Lions 48-24. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 06: Cody Parkey #1 of the Chicago Bears watches as his field goal attempt misses while Treyvon Hester #90 (L) and Malcolm Jenkins #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles signal that it’s no good during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 06: Cody Parkey #1 of the Chicago Bears watches as his field goal attempt misses while Treyvon Hester #90 (L) and Malcolm Jenkins #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles signal that it’s no good during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Eddy Pineiro will most likely be kicking field goals for the Chicago Bears this fall, here are 5 stats to know about him.

The Chicago Bears have been looking (and looking) for a new kicker this off-season. After the mess that was Cody Parkey, the Bears knew they couldn’t waste another potential stellar season on a missed field goal.

Parkey flushed the 2018 season down the toilet, so the Bears want a young, reliable kicker that can be splitting the uprights at Soldier Field for years to come. After the Bears brought in eight kickers at rookie minicamp, all who failed to impress, the Bears quickly tried to fix the situation by trading for Oakland Raiders kicker Eddy Pineiro.

Pineiro was set to be the Raiders kicker last season when a groin injury a few weeks prior to the season starting put him on the IR for the season. With Daniel Carlson entrenched as the Raiders kicker now, Ryan Pace jumped at bringing in Pineiro when he became available.

Will Pineiro be the answer? Here are five statistics that will make you think he most certainly is.

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