Cody Parkey will take to a national stage to explain his “double-doink” missed kick — and the aftermath of it.
The Bears’ kicker will be a guest on Friday’s episode of “Today” show, NBC’s popular morning program, the network said Thursday.
Parkey’s struggles were well-documented in Chicago after he hit the upright four times Nov. 11 against the Lions — twice on extra points and twice on field goals. He hit another upright on an extra point during the team’s regular season finale against the Vikings.
Sunday, though, Parkey’s struggles went national. With 10 seconds left, he lined up for a 43-yard field goal that would have beaten the Eagles in the wild card round of the playoffs.
His kick hit the left upright, bounced down onto the crossbar, and then into the end zone. Eagles defensive lineman Treyvon Hester tipped the kick at the line of scrimmage; the next day, the NFL officially notated the miss as a block.
Parkey addressed the miss immediately after the game, waiting at his locker for reporters.
“That’s one of the worse feelings in the world — to let your team down — so I feel terrible,” he said Sunday. “I’m going to continue to put things into perspective. Continue to put my best foot forward and sleep at night knowing that I did everything in my power this week to make that kick. For whatever reason, it hit the crossbar and the upright. I still couldn’t do it. Yeah, I feel terrible.”
