Five days after missing a field goal that would have pushed the Bears into the second round of the NFC playoffs, Bears kicker Cody Parkey made an appearance on NBC's "Today." In a five-minute interview Friday morning with hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin, Parkey discussed his failed 43-yard kick, the support he received from teammates afterward and his approach to processing the disappointment.
"I'll continue to keep my head held high," Parkey said. "Because football is what I do. It's not who I am."
Predictably, Parkey's appearance became a lightning rod for those who saw the veteran kicker as a noble pro owning up to his error and those wondering just what exactly he was trying to accomplish by reliving the "Double Doink" in the national spotlight.
Bears writers Dan Wiederer and Rich Campbell have plenty to say on the appearance in an emergency session of "Real Talk."
