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| HT/WT: 5-8, 173 lbs |
| Birthplace: Sao Paulo, BR |
| Age: 34 |
| School: Tulane |
| Experience: 13 |
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2026 Kicking
| STATS |
FG
Field Goals
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FGM-A
Field Goals Made - Field Goals Attempted
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FG%
Field Goal Percentage
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XP
Extra Points
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XPM-A
Extra Points Made - Extra Points Attempted
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PTS
Kicking Points
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| Regular Season | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
Top Cairo Santos News
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Flawless in win
Santos made both of his field-goal attempts and all three PATs in the Bears' 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday night.
Santos made field goals from 29 yards and 48 yards in the contest. The kicker had a consistent night and now moves to 4-of-5 on field-goal attempts and a flawless 11-of-11 on PATs over three regular-season games in 2026.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Good to go for Week 3
Santos (hip) does not carry an injury designation into Monday's game against the Eagles.
Santos popped up on Friday's injury report as a DNP due to a right hip issue, but he was a full participant in Saturday's session and has been cleared to play Monday night. He's gone 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and 8-for-8 on extra-point tries through the first two games of the regular season.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: DNP on Friday
Santos (right hip) didn't practice Friday.
This follows the Bears listing Santos as a non-participant on Thursday's estimated practice report due to a right hip injury. Per Courtney Cronin of ESPN, Chicago hasn't tried out a kicker as of Friday, so perhaps the team is confident in Santos being available for Monday's contest against the Eagles. Through two games this season, Santos has connected on two of three field-goal attempts and all eight point-after tries.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Sits out first Week 3 practice
Santos was a non-participant in Thursday's practice estimate due to a right hip injury.
Santos had a kick blocked in this past Sunday's weather-affected 9-3 loss to the Vikings, but he's otherwise been perfect through the first two weeks of the season, converting on field-goal tries of 40 and 50 yards and going 8-for-8 on extra-point attempts. The Bears don't have any kickers on their practice squad, and Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune notes that the team didn't bring in any kickers for workouts Thursday either, so the expectation is that Santos' hip injury is a minor concern that won't prevent him from playing Monday night against the Eagles.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Blocked kick in close loss
Santos made one of his two field-goal attempts in the Bears' 9-3 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
Santos converted a 50-yard field-goal attempt on the Bears' first drive of the game, resulting in the team's only points throughout the contest. The kicker had a chance to tie the game at six points in the fourth quarter, but the 23-yard attempt was blocked by Isaiah Rodgers. Santos has made two of his three field goals this season and all eight of his PATs through two weeks.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Makes eight PATs in dominant win
Santos made his sole field-goal attempt and converted eight PATs in Sunday's 59-37 win over the Panthers.
Santos was only called upon for a 40-yard field goal, but the kicker's consistency netted the Bears a total of 11 points. The 34-year-old made all 39 of his point-after attempts in 2025 and has continued that streak through a Week 1 offensive masterclass in 2026.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: One misfire in preseason loss
Santos connected on field-goal attempts of 45, 26 and 44 yards and missed wide right from 53 yards in the Bears' 27-9 preseason loss to the Bengals on Saturday.
The veteran kicker's one miss is somewhat excusable given the distance, as well as his accuracy on the three attempts that preceded it. The veteran, who's now 5-for-7 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs through two preseason games, is set to serve as the Bears' placekicker for the seventh straight season following a 2025 campaign in which he connected on 83.3 percent of his 30 field-goal attempts and all 39 of his point-after tries across 15 regular-season games.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Looks to be No. 1 kicker for 2026
Santos currently doesn't have any viable competition for the role of Chicago's primary placekicker, Alyssa Barbieri and Brendan Sugrue of Bears Wire report.
Santos had an uneven 2025 season, making just 25 of 30 field-goal attempts, including going 4-for-6 from 50-plus yards. However, he made all 39 of point-after tries and hit several clutch FGs, including a game-winning 48-yard kick as time expired against Minnesota in Week 11. With that said, the 12-year veteran doesn't have anywhere near the strongest leg in the league, and he missed a pair of contests last year due to a thigh injury. The Bears don't currently have another kicker on the roster, so Santos looks set to open 2026 as the team's primary option at that position. However, Barbieri and Sugrue suggest Chicago could move on at some point given Santos' lack of a big leg, which puts him behind most top kickers in the league.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: No opportunities in finale
Santos did not attempt a kick in the Bears' 19-16 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Santos provided a stable weekly fantasy floor across the season, scoring fewer than six points in only two games while finishing with a high of 13 points. However, his efficiency continued to trend down after failing to top 84.0 percent accuracy for the second straight year. He is signed with Chicago through 2027 but offers limited upside relative to other fantasy kickers.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Makes all six kicks on SNF
Santos made his lone field-goal attempt and all five PATs in Sunday night's 42-38 loss to the 49ers.
Chicago and San Francisco were trading punches all night on offense. Santos' lone field goal was good from 29 yards, and his five PATs tied a season-high mark from Week 9 against the Bengals. On the year, Santos has made 25 of 30 field-goal tries and all 39 of his extra points.
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Bears' Cairo Santos: Converts three field goals in win
Santos made all three of his field-goal tries and his only extra-point attempt Saturday in a 22-16 overtime win against Green Bay.
Weather conditions were far from ideal for kickers, as high winds provided a significant challenge. That made Santos' accuracy all the more impressive -- his field-goal makes were far from chip shots, coming from 46, 51 and 43 yards out. Santos has made 24 of 29 FG tries and 34 of 34 PATs though 13 games on the season (he missed two games earlier in the campaign due to a thigh injury).
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