"Cairo being the veteran of veterans in that group, consummate pro, always wants to work, always wants to get better at his craft," special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said. "He has some things that he wants to reach this year. He's got a chip on his shoulder. And Tory as well. Even though he broke the record last year, they both did … they're both still irritated that they didn't finish as best as we could, in terms of things that they can get better at. And in terms of more kicks, more punts, more things that can help the team win.
"And then Scott's fitting in well. Scott's doing a good job. I'm excited about having all three of those guys back and excited about the young guys we've got in. Good competition brings the best out in all of us."
The Bears added kicker Jonathan Kim and long snapper Luke Elkin as undrafted rookies. Kim played two seasons at Michigan State (2023-24) after four seasons at North Carolina (2019-22) and with the best field goal percentage in Spartans history (82.1, 32-of-39).
"Kim is a rookie, but he has good experience," Hightower said. "He has six years of collegiate kicking and some of those years are in inclement weather conditions … What I see with this kid is a really mature kid, that already has a routine, that already has a plan."