Bears sign kicker after reported group workout to find Parkey replacement

It appears Cody Parkey's ill-fated field-goal attempt against the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round could be his last kick as a member of the Chicago Bears.

The Bears worked out a group of potential replacements for Parkey on Friday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, and former Tulsa kicker Redford Jones won the job. His agent announced the signing later in the day.

Joining Jones was Nick Folk, Blair Walsh, Austin MacGinnis - who attended Bears minicamp last year - Josh Gable, and Ernesto Lacayo, according to ESPN's Field Yates.

Parkey went on "The Today Show" following his partially tipped double-doink miss - which eliminated Chicago from the playoffs - drawing the ire of his head coach, Matt Nagy, who said the appearance was a "me" move from the veteran.

Additionally, Bears general manager Ryan Pace said he wanted to improve the team's kicking options for 2019.

The 26-year-old Parkey struggled throughout 2018. He hit just 76.7 percent of his kicks during the regular season, down from 91.3 percent in 2017 with the Miami Dolphins.

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