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REPORT: Bears Sign Andre Szmyt To Potentially REPLACE Cairo Santos

Sports Talk Chicago

Sports Talk Chicago

Football, Sports, Baseball

5.0832 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, host Jon Zaghloul reacts to the Bears’ signing of Andre Szmyt, and explains why he may end up replacing Cairo Santos in 2023!

Tune in at 5pm Central on Thursdays to hear Sports Talk Chicago on AM 1230 WJOB and JED TV!

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0:00.0

The Bears just signed one of the best kickers in NCAA history,

0:04.8

and he's going to replace Cairo Santos.

0:07.0

Sports Talk, Chicago, here with Johns and Gloo.

0:08.7

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0:10.7

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0:13.8

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0:15.5

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0:17.5

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0:19.5

Yes, it's true. Andre Smith is now Chicago Bear.

0:23.4

The undrafted free agent signee is expected to compete with Cairo Santos.

0:28.8

I asked for this weeks ago on the live stream.

0:32.3

Cairo Santos is officially on the hit list, and I could not be more excited.

0:37.2

Not because I hate the guy, not because I want something to happen to him,

0:40.6

for him to be out of a job.

0:41.6

I am sick of missed extra points.

0:45.9

And somebody like Andre Smith, by the way, who missed four in four years in college,

0:49.9

won't be doing any of that.

0:51.4

Andre Smith, former soccer player, actually has the sixth

0:56.1

most field goals made in NCAA history. How about that for a statistic that nobody talked about?

1:03.3

Real question is this, why was he undrafted? How did somebody like this go undrafted? Now,

1:08.0

not saying you drafted him first round like Sebastian Janikowski, but how can someone

1:13.3

like this not find a team during the draft?

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