Panthers Sign Roberto Aguayo To P-Squad

Roberto Aguayo is back in the NFL. Sort of. The Panthers announced that they have signed the former Buccaneers and Bears kicker to the practice squad. Roberto Aguayo (Vertical)

Aguayo will give the Panthers insurance this week while they figure out what is going on with Graham Gano. Gano has a knee injury and it’s not clear if he will be able to go this weekend. Following the game against the Bears on Sunday, Gano was seen icing down his knee in the locker room.

The Buccaneers surprised everyone in 2016 when they used a second-round pick (and traded up for that pick) to select the local kicker. Their confidence in Aguayo’s leg was not rewarded. As a rookie, he made only 22-of-31 field goal attempts (71%) and missed two extra points. When he was unable to turn things around in training camp and the preseason, Tampa Bay waived him.

Luckily for the Bucs, the Bears were intrigued enough by Aguayo to claim him off of waivers. The Bears cut him before the start of the season, leaving them on the hook for upwards of $400K.

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