3. Ahmed has already won a kicking competition
When the Bears finally return to the practice field, they’ll have several competitions worth watching. While all eyes will be on quarterbacks Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles, Pineiro will once again need to prove himself in camp — and he’ll do it against someone that has experience in kicker competitions.
In his senior year, Ahmed won the starting job out of training camp with the Wolf Pack. Ahmed finished the season 15-of-20 on field goals and 40-of-44 on extra points. While Ahmed’s accuracy beyond 50 yards is questionable, his accuracy under 40 yards was near perfect, where he connected on 15-of-16 field goals in his career.
Ahmed has already proven he can win a kicker competition. But so has Pineiro, and he’s done so on the Bears.