Eddy Pieiro Jr. born September 13, 1995, in Miami, Florida plays professional American football as a placekicker for the Carolina Panthers in the NFL.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders in 2018, before joining the Chicago Bears the following year.
Where did Eddy Pineiro go to college? Did Eddy Pineiro play college football?
He attended the University of Florida where he played college football for the Florida Gators as a placekicker.
He signed a football scholarship with Florida Atlantic, but academic issues prevented him from playing for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top team, the Blue Devils.
Pineiro tried out for both Florida and Alabama before committing to the University of Florida.
Alabama coach Nick Saban chose him over fellow kicker Chris Salek in an open kicking combine. He was recruited to the UF team by the UF Special Teams Coordinator.
His career conversion rate of 88.4% is the highest in school history, surpassing Bobby Raymond in 1983 and 1984. He had the best field goal percentage in the country during his final season at Florida, making 17 of 18 attempts for a 94.4 percent conversion rate.
His 16-game streak of made field goals to end the 2017 season tied Jeff Chandler for the second-longest in program history.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
