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Dan Wiederer: Eight kickers tried 'The Cody Parkey' at Bears rookie camp Friday. Six missed.

CHICAGO - Friday's practice at Halas Hall ended just the way the Bears' 2018 season did: with a northbound 43-yard field-goal attempt.

Well, eight of them, actually. Each of the kickers the Bears brought in for this weekend's rookie minicamp got one opportunity to try "The Cody Parkey." Forty-three yards. Let's see what you're made of.

The distance of the kick was a calculated move. "That was on purpose," Matt Nagy admitted.

The Bears coach also asserted that each

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