Eddy Pieiro Jr. born September 13, 1995, in Miami, Florida plays professional American football as a placekicker for the Carolina Panthers in the NFL.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders in 2018, before joining the Chicago Bears the following year.
Where did Eddy Pineiro go to high school?
He completed his high school education at Miami Sunset Senior High School. Pineiro was traded to the Chicago Bears on May 6, 2019, in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
He was one of nine kickers who competed in the Bears’ summer kicking competition to replace Cody Parkey in 2019. Coach Matt Nagy organized the tryout to find a new kicker following their painful loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
In the 2019 preseason, he made 8 of 9 field goals and 3 of 4 extra points.
On August 8, 2019, he missed a 48-yard field goal attempt against the Carolina Panthers, and on August 29, 2019, he missed an extra point attempt that went wide to the left against the Tennessee Titans. On August 24, he converted field goals from 21 and 58 yards.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
