The Carolina Panthers have signed rookie kicker Adi Kunalic, but have decided to keep veteran Olindo Mare on the roster.
Kunalic, an undrafted rookie from Nebraska, attended training camp with the Panthers but was cut before the season.
Mare missed a 36-yard field-goal attempt with 5:26 left in the game Sunday that would have given Carolina a 26-24 lead against Atlanta. Instead, the Falcons scored two plays later on a 75-yard pass by Matt Ryan to beat the Panthers 31-23.
Mare also missed a tying field-goal attempt earlier in the season against Minnesota.
To make room on the roster, the Panthers put linebacker Jason Phillips on injured reserve with a right calf injury.
The Panthers visit Houston on Sunday.
STEELERS: Linebacker James Harrison has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit last week on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy.
NFL Executive Vice President Ray Anderson said Tuesday the suspension is the result of Harrison's fifth illegal hit against a quarterback in the past three seasons.
Harrison, who can appeal, laid a helmet-to-facemask hit on McCoy during the Steelers' 14-3 victory against the Browns.
Harrison was penalized for roughing the passer on the play and said Monday he believed the hit didn't warrant further punishment.
If the suspension isn't overturned or reduced on appeal, Harrison won't be allowed to be at the team complex until next Tuesday.
The league said Harrison was fined six times in 2009 and 2010.
He was fined $125,000 last year for a series of hits.
The hit on McCoy marked the first time this season he'd been flagged for an illegal hit.
BROWNS: An investigation by the NFL and Players Association into the Browns' handling of quarterback Colt McCoy's concussion could lead to changes in the league's medical procedures and protocol on head injuries.
McCoy suffered a concussion when he was hit last week by Steelers linebacker James Harrison.
League and NFLPA representatives are meeting with the Browns on Tuesday to discuss McCoy's injury, which may have exposed some previously unaddressed issues tied to concussion policies.
The Browns said McCoy, whose head snapped back after he was struck on the facemask, did not show symptoms of a concussion until after the game.
Coach Pat Shurmur said the team followed medical protocol before McCoy was allowed to return just minutes after absorbing the vicious hit.
On Monday, Shurmur refused to answer direct questions whether the team administered standardized concussion tests for McCoy while he was on the sideline. Shurmur said head trainer Joe Sheehan told him McCoy was ready to go back in the game.
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