Oakland Raiders Piñeiro signed with the
Oakland Raiders as an
undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. He was placed on
injured reserve on September 1.
Chicago Bears 2019 season On May 6, 2019, Piñeiro was traded to the
Chicago Bears in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the
2021 NFL draft, and he was one of nine participants in the Bears' 2019 summer kicking competition to replace
Cody Parkey. The tryout was planned by coach
Matt Nagy to find a new kicker in the wake of the Bears' "
Double-Doink" loss to the
Philadelphia Eagles during the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, when Parkey missed the game-winning field goal when the ball hit the upright and then bounced off the crossbar before falling to the ground. On August 24, in a preseason game against the
Indianapolis Colts, Piñeiro connected on field goals from 21 yards and 58 yards while also going 2-for-2 on extra points. He finished the 2019 preseason connecting on 8 of 9 field goals and 3 of 4 extra points. Piñeiro's misses included a 48-yard field goal attempt against the
Carolina Panthers on August 8 and an extra point attempt that went very wide to the left against the
Tennessee Titans on August 29. During the season-opener against the
Green Bay Packers, Piñeiro made his first NFL field goal on a 38-yard kick, which ended up being the only points the Bears scored as they lost 10–3. In the next game against the
Denver Broncos, Piñeiro kicked a game-winning 53-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears a narrow 16–14 road victory. He also made a 52-yard field goal in the second quarter. Piñeiro was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. During Week 8 against the
Los Angeles Chargers, Piñeiro missed two out of five field goal attempts, including a potential game-winning 41-yard attempt as time expired, as the Bears narrowly lost 17–16. In the next game against the Eagles, he missed his first regular-season extra point when his second of three extra-point attempts sailed wide right during the 22–14 road loss. The following week, Piñeiro made his two other extra-point attempts in a 20–13 victory over the
Detroit Lions. He had been perfect on his first 15 attempts. During Week 11, Piñeiro missed two field goals in the Bears' three first-quarter possessions against the
Los Angeles Rams and the Bears eventually lost on the road 17–7. Nagy commented that he would stick with Piñeiro as his kicker, and that he would not bring other kickers in to try out, even though Piñeiro was ranked 31st in the league in field-goal percentage at that point. After missing an extra point but making his two field goal attempts in a Week 12 19–14 victory over the
New York Giants, Piñeiro was perfect in the final five games of the season, including making all nine field goal attempts and all eight extra point attempts. During the regular season finale against the
Minnesota Vikings, he was perfect on one extra point and four field goals, including the game-winning 22-yarder to secure a narrow 21–19 victory. Piñeiro finished the 2019 season converting 23 of 28 field goals and 27 of 29 extra points.
2020 season After the 2019 season, both coach
Matt Nagy and general manager
Ryan Pace expressed confidence that Piñeiro would be the team's kicker in 2020. "For us, you all know, [kicker] was a huge, huge, big void that we had going into this year," Nagy said. "I feel pretty good that that void is filled. I feel like that's a positive from this year." In April, the Bears announced that they had signed former Nevada kicker Ramiz Ahmed and intended for Ahmed to compete with Piñeiro for the Bears' 2020 placekicker job. Pace explained, "We see those guys competing. Look, we love Eddy, and we think his future's very bright.... But those two competing against each other is a really good thing." On August 11, Ahmed was waived, effectively making Piñeiro the Bears' kicker for the 2020 season. However, Piñeiro struggled with a groin injury that prevented him from kicking in training camp and resulted in him being placed on injured reserve on September 8, ending his season before it even started.
Indianapolis Colts Piñeiro signed with the
Indianapolis Colts on May 17, 2021. He was waived on August 24.
Washington Football Team Piñeiro signed with the
practice squad of the
Washington Football Team on September 3, 2021. He was released eight days later.
New York Jets On December 6, 2021, Piñeiro signed with the
New York Jets. He went on to go 8-for-8 on field goals and 9-for-10 on extra points and received a
restricted free agent tender in 2022. On August 23, 2022, Piñeiro was released.
Carolina Panthers 2022 season On August 31, 2022, Piñeiro signed with the
Carolina Panthers following an injury to
Zane Gonzalez. During Week 8 against the
Atlanta Falcons, Piñeiro missed two potential game-winning kicks in the 37–34 overtime road loss. During a Week 14 30–24 road victory over the
Seattle Seahawks, he had 12 points on three field goals and three extra points. Piñeiro was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
2023 season Piñeiro re-signed with the Panthers on March 23, 2023. Piñeiro scored a game winning field goal in Week 15 against the Falcons knocking them out of first place in the NFC South with a final score of 9–7.
2024 season On November 17, 2024, Piñeiro became the NFL's all-time field goal percentage leader during the Panthers' bye week. He had finished the previous week with 101 made field goals in 113 attempts, which is 89.381%. Baltimore's
Justin Tucker, who has held the best field goal percentage in NFL history over most of the last 10 years, went 1-for-3 in the Ravens' game against the Steelers and his percentage fell from 89.716% to 89.348%. On December 1, Piñeiro fell out of first place to third after going 3-for-5 against Tampa Bay and falling to 88.525%, behind both Tucker and Kansas City's
Harrison Butker, who became the new leader while on injured reserve, with a percentage of 89.212%.
San Francisco 49ers 2025 season On September 10, 2025, Piñeiro signed with the
San Francisco 49ers on a one-year contract. During a Week 2 26–21 road victory over the
New Orleans Saints, Piñeiro made his 49ers debut and converted both of his field goal attempts and was two of three on extra points. In the next game against the
Arizona Cardinals, Piñeiro made his lone extra point attempt, along with all three of his field goal attempts, including a game-winning 35-yard field goal as time expired to give the 49ers a narrow 16–15 victory. Two weeks later against the Rams, Piñeiro made both of his extra point attempts and all four of his field goal attempts, including a career-long 59-yarder in the fourth quarter and a game-winning 41-yarder during the 26–23 overtime road victory. Piñeiro was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. During a Week 6 30–19 road loss to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Piñeiro made all four of his field goal attempts, including two from over 50 yards, and his lone extra point attempt. In the next game against the Falcons, Piñeiro made both of his field goal attempts, including a 55-yarder near the end of the first half, and both of his extra point attempts during the 20–10 victory. Piñeiro was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October after converting all 10 of his field goal attempts and all six extra point attempts. Piñeiro finished the 2025 season going 28-for-29 on field goals, co-leading the NFL in field goal percentage at 96.6% alongside
Nick Folk. Piñeiro made his postseason debut during the Wild Card Round against the Eagles, converting his lone field goal attempt and two of three extra points in the 23–19 victory. In the Divisional Round against the Seahawks, Piñeiro made both of his field goals, converting the 49ers' only points of the 41–6 road loss.
2026 season On March 11, 2026, Piñeiro signed a four-year, $17 million extension with the 49ers. ==NFL career statistics==