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On 'thin ice,' Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro tries not to fall through in preseason game against Colts

INDIANAPOLIS - On the day Eddy Pineiro was given the Bears' kicking stage to himself, he openly acknowledged his awareness that the Vaudeville hook could pull him away at any time.

Sure, Elliott Fry was no longer around to compete for the job. But that didn't mean Pineiro could clasp his hands behind his head and exhale.

Who knew what the stretch run of the preseason might hold? A sloppy extra-point attempt here? A yanked field-goal try there?

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