The Cincinnati Bengals have signed free agent kicker Aaron Pettrey, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Pettrey was signed to replace Mike Nugent, who tore the ACL in his right knee during Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

An undrafted free agent from Ohio State, Pettrey spent part of the off-season with the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions, where he converted one extra point attempt and missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in one pre-season game.

The 6-1, 202-pound Pettrey was 29-of-39 on field goal attempts during his Ohio State career, with a career-long of 54 yards. Pettrey also connected on 86-of-90 extra point attempts. A strong-legged kicker, Pettrey was 18-of-23 on field goal attempts over 40 yards, and delivered 56 career touchbacks as the Buckeyes' kickoff specialist in 2006 and 2008.