5. Competition at kicker
For the second straight season, the Bears will have competition at kicker at training camp. Although unlike last year’s circus, this battle seems to already have an expected outcome. Last year, Eddy Pineiro won the starting job over Elliott Fry and put together a respectable rookie season. Pineiro connected on 23-of-28 field goals (82.1%) and 27-of-29 extra points. But he also had a rough stretch where he went 3-of-7 on field goals in the middle of the season.
Chicago brought in competition for Pineiro in undrafted rookie Ramiz Ahmed, who last kicked for Nevada, where he connected on 15 of 20 field goals (75%). The Bears want competition at multiple positions. But even when Chicago signed Ahmed, there was a feeling that the job was Pineiro’s to lose.
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