CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Panthers signed veteran free agent punter Mike Scifres to a one-year contract.
Terms of the deal were not released Tuesday. Carolina waived punter Michael Palardy to make room on the roster.
The 35-year-old Scifres gives Carolina an experienced punter after Brad Nortman signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the offseason.
Scifres spent the previous 13 seasons with the Chargers and holds career records with a gross average of 45.2 yards and a net average of 38.