The Carolina Panthers will use Joe Slye as their kicker this season as they have placed veteran kicker Graham Gano on the injured reserve according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The #Panthers officially placed K Graham Gano on Injured Reserve, ending his season and putting Joey Slye in the spotlight. @tiffblackmon alluded to this move last night.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2019
Gano has a left leg injury and was expected to miss half the season. By placing him on the injured reserve, he will miss the entire 2019 season. He is a 10-year veteran with time spent on both the Redskins and Panthers rosters. The one-time Pro-Bowler 224 of 273 field goals in his career.
Slye was an undrafted free agent from Virginia Tech who made seven of eight field goals this preseason.
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