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Cairo Fernandes Santos (born 12 November 1991) [1] is a Brazilian professional American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane, and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Sep 3, 2014 · An exchange student, 4,300 miles from his home of Sau Paulo, Brazil, was asked to try kicking a football instead of a soccer ball. At 15 years old, new Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos left his mom, dad and sister in Brazil for an unknown journey to the United States.
Oct 28, 2021 · David Burnett and Lundy shared a similar assessment of Santos as a kicker — small but gifted with “nerves of steel,” Burnett said.
- He's been stranded in London due to visa issues. Santos is the first NFL player from Brazil. His early career was marked with headaches involving his switch from the student visa he used while playing at Tulane.
- He's named after his father—who was named after the Egyptian city. Cairo is an unusual first name, even in Brazil. Santos was named after his father, who was in turn named after the city in Egypt due to his grandfather's eclectic interests.
- He prefers Carnival to Mardi Gras. Santos could be considered an expert in the most extravagant ways to celebrate the beginning of Lent. Brazil is famous for its days-long Carnival, while New Orleans, where Santos went to college, is the American capital of Fat Tuesday debauchery.
- He grew up on pop-punk music. He may have grown up in a different hemisphere, but musically-speaking, Santos can relate to most Americans born in the early 1990s.
Dec 20, 2023 · Santos currently ranks as the most accurate kicker in Bears history. His 90.5% success rate on field goals is a full five percent better than Robbie Gould, who’s No. 2 on the list and finished his Bears career at 85.4%.
Aug 8, 2021 · Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos practices field goals before a playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Jan. 10, 2021, in New Orleans.
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The Bears on Monday signed kicker Mike Nugent and placed kicker Cairo Santos on injured reserve with a groin injury he sustained Sunday during pregame warmups.
