Panthers Sign Zane Gonzalez Tuesday
3 years agoThe Carolina Panthers signed kicker Zane Gonzalez on Tuesday after cutting Ryan Santoso. Gonzalez was with the Detroit Lions in training camp trying to win the starting kicking job, but he was cut before the regular season. The 26-year-old made 16 of his 22 field-goal attempts (72.7 percent) and 38 of his 39 extra-point tries in 12 games for the Arizona Cardinals last year before suffering a season-ending back injury. In his five-year career in the NFL, Gonzalez is just a 78 percent field-goal kicker (71-for-91), and he's made eight of 13 tries from 50-plus yards. Carolina's offense looked much-improved with Sam Darnold under center in Week 1, but Gonzalez should be left to the waiver wire for now.
Source: ESPN.com - David Newton
Source: ESPN.com - David Newton