CHARLOTTE — The Panthers found their new kicker Wednesday.
The team has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with kicker Eddy Piñeiro, pending a physical. He's en route to Charlotte now, so the deal won't be finalized until later today.
The 26-year old Piñeiro was with the Jets late last season and was cut at the end of training camp this year, but he has experience working with Panthers special teams coach Chris Tabor from their time together with the Bears.
He has an 86.1 career field goal percentage and hit all eight of his field goals with the Jets last year.
The Panthers put kicker Zane Gonzalez on injured reserve Tuesday after he suffered a groin injury while warming up on the sidelines in the preseason finale.
Eddy Piñeiro played two seasons in Chicago (2019-20) followed by a season with the New York Jets (2021).
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates his game-winning field goal after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro kicks during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) watches after kicking for an extra point during a NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) reacts to a field goal against the New York Giants during the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets punter Braden Mann (7) holds the ball as New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks for an extra point during a NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal during an NFL football game bet ween the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Chicago Bears' Eddy Pineiro watches after kicking an extra point during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14, (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) in action against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFL pre-season football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks the game winning field goal during an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro lines up a kick against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal as punter Pat O'Donnell (16) holds during an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro warms-up before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) is congratulated by Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Scales (48) after a field goal against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Black)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 9, 2022. (AP/ Photo Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro kicks a field goal as Pat O'Donnell holds during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) prepares to kick against the Jacksonville Jaguars during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal off the hold by punter Pat O'Donnell (16) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal during an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) watches his game-winning field goal split the uprights during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Chicago Bears placekicker Eddy Pineiro looks toward the uprights before a kick during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro, right, celebrates an extra point kick with offensive guard Ted Larsen (62) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro approaches the ball during a kickoff at an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal out of the hold of punter Pat O'Donnell (16) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tennessee Titans, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) reacts after kicking a 58-yard field goal during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates after kicking a 22-yard field goal near the end of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Bears won 21-19. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
New York Jets kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) reacts during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates his game-winning field goal after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates with punter Pat O'Donnell (16) during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Thursday, Sep. 5, 2019 in Chicago. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro, center, celebrates his game-winning field goal with free safety Eddie Jackson (39) and cornerback Prince Amukamara against the Denver Broncos after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
