Rivera: Timeout call was to help Bears test kicker
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(0:39)CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears' much-publicized kicker search got a boost from an unlikely source on Thursday night.Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, who played linebacker for the Bears from 1984 to 1992, admitted after Carolina's 23-13 preseason victory at Soldier Field that he intentionally called a timeout before Chicago's Elliott Fry attempted a 43-yard field goal to help his former team better evaluate the rookie kicker."You know what is funny, I did that to help the Bears because they are in a kicking contest," Rivera said.Bears coach Matt Nagy denied that he and Rivera were in cahoots, but nonetheless expressed gratitude."No, it wasn't planned, but I'm kind of glad he did it," Nagy said with a smile.Everything you need this week:
As said here by Jeff DickersonESPN Staff Writer