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On Tuesday, Santos signed with the Bears and participated in practice. He has converted 80.6 percent of his field-goal attempts (108-of-134) over six NFL seasons with the Chiefs (2014-17), Bears (2017), Rams (2018), Buccaneers (2018) and Titans (2019).
Santos made 4-of-5 field-goal tries in two games with the Bears in 2017 before sustaining a season-ending groin injury. He opened last season with the Titans but was released after missing all four of his field-goal attempts in a Week 5 loss to the Bills.
Santos converted 84.8 percent of his field-goal attempts (89 of 105) during his first four NFL seasons with the Chiefs when Nagy was a Kansas City assistant.
"Eddy has the groin that we're working through right now," Nagy said. "Cairo is here because of the plan that we had all along, which is to have a backup kicker. If something does happen to Eddy, we feel very good with Cairo. They're both here. We're satisfied with both of them. I have a history with Cairo in Kansas City. I've seen him make a lot of kicks, so there's a comfort level there. He was here before, obviously, with [general manager] Ryan [Pace].
"When Eddy feels like he's ready to get out there and start kicking again, that's what we're going to do. Now, if it gets to a point where we feel like he's not ready, then we feel comfortable with Cairo being our kicker in Week 1 if that's the case. We've just got to see."