.jpg) Santos in 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | 12 November 1991 Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Tulane (2010–2013) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Cairo Fernandes Santos (born 12 November 1991)[1] is a Brazilian-American[2] professional American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave, and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Santos spent parts of his first four seasons in the NFL with the Chiefs, before being released partway in the 2017 season. Between 2017 and 2019, he had brief stints with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans. In 2020, he was reacquired by the Bears and has remained with them since.
He is the first Brazilian born player in NFL history.[3]
- ^ "Cairo Santos Player bio". TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Cairo Santos' Remarkable Transition From Sao Paulo, Brazil to the Chicago Bears". ltursmag.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "NFL International Series: Cairo Santos' journey from Brazil". BBC.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.