The Chicago Bears could have a brand new kicker for Sunday’s Week 4 street recreation towards the New York Giants.
The team announced it signed Michael Badgley to the observe squad Saturday morning and he will likely be elevated to the gameday roster as Cairo Santos didn’t journey with the staff.
Santos missed practices Thursday and Friday for private causes and the staff designated him as questionable for the sport. He was dominated out earlier than the staff’s early-afternoon flight to New Jersey.
The Bears had been ready for the chance, holding a tryout Friday afternoon at Halas Hall that Badgley gained. He beat out Brian Johnson and Josh Lambo.
The staff introduced extra roster strikes as effectively. Running again Darrynton Evans has been elevated from the observe squad to the energetic roster, whereas defensive finish Andre Anthony goes on observe squad reserve/injured.
Santos made area targets from 47 and 50 yards earlier than hitting the 30-yarder on the ultimate play of a 23-20 win over the Houston Texans final Sunday at Soldier Field. He’s 4-for-4 on area targets for the season and rebounded from two missed additional factors throughout a driving rainstorm within the Week 1 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
He set a franchise file in 2020 when he made 30-of-32 area aim makes an attempt (93.8%), incomes a $9 million, three-year contract. Santos adopted it up by going 26-of-30 on area targets in 2021, and has related on 89.7% of his area targets since taking on for Eddy Pineiro initially of 2020.
Badgley, 27, was most just lately with the Jacksonville Jaguars in August. He had a tryout earlier this week for the Kansas City Chiefs. He made 18 of twenty-two area targets in 12 video games with the Indianapolis Colts and one with the Tennessee Titans final season.
He spent the primary three years of his profession with the Los Angeles Chargers however left after the 2020 season when he made 24 of 33 area targets.
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