Bears Kickers Struggle on 43-Yard Practice Kicks After Cody Parkey's Famous Miss

Six of eight kickers invited to Chicago Bears minicamp missed 43-yard field goals to close Friday's practice, per ESPN.com's Jeff Dickerson.

The Bears' 2018 season ended with a 16-15 NFC Wild Card Game loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after kicker Cody Parkey's 43-yard field goal attempt was partially blocked.

"That's not good enough," head coach Matt Nagy said regarding the 2-of-8 number. He continued:

"Now I will say this, we always look at the end result of what happens, which is 100 percent what matters right? But as we're learning, two of those eight holds and snaps, it wasn't 100 percent, all right. I'll leave it at that.

"So it's not always, 'So we've got to work through that.' That's why after today we're not going to just go about and make rash decisions or anything. We're going to play it out."

Here's the bad news for Bears fans: A 25 percent success rate on 43-yard kicks is not reassuring.

Here's the good news for Bears fans: It's only May 3, and the Bears aren't going to have eight kickers on their final 53-man roster.

Chicago only needs to trust one when the season begins. Perhaps one of the two who nailed the 43-yarders will get the gig (the identities of the players who made the kicks have not been reported).

Dickerson provided a brief scouting report on a few kickers present:

Former Orlando Apollos kicker Elliott Fry may be the most intriguing name on the list. He made all 14 of his field goals (long of 47 yards) during eight games for the AAF's best team this season.

The ex-South Carolina Gamecock signed a three-year deal with Chicago, but he will have to stave off much competition over the next few months to get the gig.

The Bears open the 2019 campaign at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 5.