The 49ers will be without record-setting kicker Eddy Piñeiro against the Panthers, as San Francisco rules him out for Monday Night Football.

Former Ravens kicker is eligible to return to the NFL this week following his 10-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

The NFL admitted a mistake on a roughing-the-kicker call on Ryan Flournoy, but they blamed the error on Fox for not providing a timely replay that showed a Cowboys special teamer tipping Braden Mann's punt.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/pittsburgh as Pitt HC Addresses Freshman Kicker's Absence. PITTSBURGH — It looks as though that Sam Carpenter will be starting kicker for the Pitt Panthers moving forward.

NFL insider reports the Broncos have come to terms with clutch kicker Will Lutz originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Mevis stands six feet tall and weighs 242 pounds, which stands in stark contrast to the conventional perception of NFL kickers, who are often thinner.

The San Francisco 49ers are expected to elevate recently signed kicker Matt Gay from the practice squad for Monday night's matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

The 49ers' kicking situation is in flux after Eddy Pineiro's injury, so they addressed it by signing veteran Matt Gay to their practice squad Wednesday.