SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers signed journeyman cornerback Steve Israel to a one-year contract Thursday.

A veteran of nine NFL seasons, Israel has started 39 games and played in 101 with five interceptions and four sacks.

This will be the fifth NFL team Israel has played for and his third in the last four years. He played eight games last season for the New Orleans Saints after sitting out the 2000 season with a broken ankle.

He's also played for the New England Patriots (1997-99), San Francisco 49ers (1995-96) and St. Louis Rams (1992-94).

To make room on the roster, the Panthers waived injured cornerback Deveron Harper, who has missed almost all of training camp with a hamstring injury.

The Panthers also signed 6-foot-8, 310-pound defensive tackle Terrance Simmons, recently cut by the Washington Redskins. They waived-injured defensive tackle Darian Tate.

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