He’s not called “Steady Eddy” for nothing.
Carolina Panthers kicker Eddy Piñeiro was just ranked one of the league’s very best boots by CBS Sports. Writer John Breech sticks the 27-year-old, who keeps true to his nickname, in at No. 10:
Pineiro has quietly been one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL over the past two seasons. After going 8 of 8 during a short stint with the Jets in 2021, Pineiro latched on with the Panthers in 2022 and proved that his perfect season wasn’t a fluke. Pineiro hit 94.3% of his field goals last season (33 of 35), which was the second-highest conversion rate in the NFL. Over the past two seasons, Pineiro has hit 95.3% of his field goal attempts, which makes him the NFL’s most accurate kicker since the start of the 2021 season.
Unfortunately for Piñeiro, one of those two misses came at a particularly bad moment—during overtime of Carolina’s Week 8 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. His missed 32-yard try, which was preceded by a missed extra point try to finish off regulation, took a huge victory away from the Panthers and handed it to their NFC South rivals.
Nonetheless, Piñeiro bounced back for a remarkable end to his 2022 campaign—one that included his second career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week nod and a game-winner in the season finale in New Orleans.
And thanks to that impressive season, Piñeiro is back on a new two-year, $4.1 million deal.
