Cairo Fernandes Santos, a Brazilian professional American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League was born on November 12, 1991, in Limeira, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Cairo Santos stands at an average height of 1.73 meters.
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Cairo Santos was schooled at Tulane University and St. Joseph Academy. Cairo made history by becoming the first-ever Brazilian-born player in NFL history.
Cairo Santos signed with the Chicago Bears on 20 November 2017 but missed his first field-goal attempt as a member of the Bears, a 54-yarder. Cairo Santo left the club and featured for several clubs afterward. He returned to the Chicago Bears for a second spell on 25 August 2020.
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Cairo Santos has received several awards including,
- Lou Groza Award (2012)
- Consensus All-American (2012)
- 2x First-team All-C-USA (2012, 2013)
How many field goals has Cairo Santos made in a row?
Cairo Santos broke the old record of 26 straight held by Robbie Gould from 2005-06 (Weeks 16-17 in 2005, Weeks 1-11 in 2006) and set a record for consecutive field goals both overall and in a single season (27) in 2020,