Bears’ Cairo Santos addresses Packers incident

The Chicago Bears’ rivalry showdown last Sunday against the Green Bay Packers was a one-side affair. However, it didn’t lack trash talking and controversial incidents. Cairo Santos and Matthew Golden were involved in one of them which happened on the sideline.

The Bears kicker entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has since played for six different franchises, but has spent the last six seasons with Chicago. Santos missed his only field goal attempt in the 31-7 Week 5 loss.

Golden, on the other hand, hauled in six receptions on seven targets for 123 yards. He finished tied for the most catches in the game and helped the offense dominate throughout the matchup. The Texas Longhorns product is in his second season after his selection at No. 23 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Chicago Bears: Cairo Santos speaks on incident with Matthew Golden

Golden appeared to intentionally knock over a member of Bears coaching staff. Santos was then caught on camera appearing to retaliate by attempting to trip the Packers wide receiver. The kicker addressed the it on Thursday.

“I don’t want to go too much into it,” Santos said. “But got a chance to talk to (Golden) at halftime and saw his comments after the game and he said it’s all good, that’s how I feel, it’s all good.”

Chicago and Green Bay will once again face each other on Christmas Day at Soldier Field. Fans and analysts expect another heated matchup between rivals with a lot of history.

Next up for Santos and the Bears is a visit to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They will then have a short week and host the New England Patriots on “Thursday Night Football.” Meanwhile, Golden and the Packers will take on the Dallas Cowboys at home in Week 6.