The Bears are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to upgrade the kicker position. On Friday, they’ll work out a group of six or seven kickers including Nick Folk, Blair Walsh, and Austin MacGinnis, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter links). 
Parkey missed a potential game winner against the Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs, putting him on thin ice. His 43-yard try off the upright was a heartbreaker, though it wasn’t exactly Parkey’s fault as it was tipped by defensive tackle Treyvon Hester.
The 26-year-old kicker (27 in February) may have put his job in further jeopardy when he made a guest appearance on NBC’s Today show to discuss the miss. The lighthearted segment rubbed head coach Matt Nagy the wrong way and drew the ire of many Bears fans.
“For me, you understand that we always talk about a ‘we’ and not a ‘me’ thing,” Nagy said (via ESPN.com). “We always talk as a team, we win as a team, we lose as a team. You know, I just, I didn’t necessarily think that that was too much of a ‘we’ thing.”
It certainly sounds like the Bears want to replace Parkey, but his contract complicates matters. Parkey joined the Bears on a four-year, $15MM deal last offseason which calls for a $4.4MM dead cap hit if he is released before the 2019 season. Earlier this month, GM Ryan Pace indicated that the contract will not necessarily keep them from moving on.
“We talk about those things [the financial ramifications], but the most important thing is performance,” Pace said.
Please sign Blair Walsh…
I think John Carney is Nanking a comeback
As a Vikings fan I couldn’t agree more.
took the words out of my mouth
All I know is I can’t take another season of Cody. Maybe let him kick off and that’s it.
they are all worse than Parkey..sign Gostkowski
Lol he is NOT going anywhere. He is staying in NE. BET on it.
I wonder if Ray Finkle is still available?
Would rather see Lois Einhorn get a tryout.
Sign Gould. I get that he’d cost more, but he’s certainly worth it versus bringing in a bunch of kickers that couldn’t even crack a roster in 2018. He’s kicked in Chicago, he knows how to get it done, and while it’d involve some pride swallowing on the Bears part, I’d say it’s worth it to get a position locked down that hurt you so badly in 2018.
McCaskeys will never do it. “More money” and “pride swallowing” aren’t in their language.
McCaskey didn’t want Gould gone. That was all John Fox.
Gould may get tagged in SF, either way they want him back there
49ers love him they already talk about resigning him
Drop Parkey, he’s a turd
I hope Austin McGinnis wins the job. He was a terrific kicker in college! I think he will translate well to the NFL!
Can the bears take Boswell from the Steelers please?
How about a K coming out of college? They have to be found sometime, why not now? Odds are against but not impossible
He is no Greg Zuerlein
Have to do better than those guys.
My grandmother would be a improvement over Parkey
How the tip not Parkey’s fault? There’s only one guy who’s responsibility it is to kick it high enough to get it over the line and that’s Parkey….
wipe the slate clean and let him return, everything will be fine
Literally the only weakness on the team.
A quarterback who can throw 10+ yards down the field. Just saying, it’s not his strong suit.
Idiotic, quick let’s have tryouts when we don’t need a kicker for 8 more months…
Pretty sh*tty comment by Nagy, IMO.
They put the TV camera’s on Nagy right after the season ending miss and his expression was priceless. This is the guy that said he believed in giving people second chances but not third chances…lol.
Why. Nagy spoke the truth
Correct the mistake, bring Robbie Gold back if he’s not franchised. Dump Parkey immediately.