The Bears sign a three-year contract with kicker AAF Elliot Fry

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "When the Chicago Bears general manager, Ryan Pace, stated that the kicker would be a "Emphasis position, "He was not joking.The Bears are pushing their position battle to the extreme by introducing a third kicker, this time out of the American Football Alliance: Elliott Fry." Data-reactid = "16" > When Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace announced that it would be the goal to be "Emphasis position"He was not joking … The Bears are pushing their positional fight to the extreme by introducing a third kicker, this time out of the Alliance of American Football: Elliott Fry.

The search to replace kicker Cody Parkey in battle may not seem to be too broad.

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Who will be the Bears kicker in 2019?

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Although $ 3.5 million has been secured at Parkey for 2019, the Bears are ready to go ahead and get creative.

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