Josh Norman was running his Atlanta coffee shop when Steve Wilks called the cornerback about signing with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night.

Norman, 35, has been working on getting Omni Coffee & Eggs off the ground this year. Wilks called Norman, who he helped develop from a fifth-round pick in 2011 into a first-team All-Pro in 2015, when the Panthers lost Jaycee Horn to a broken wrist in Week 16.

Carolina will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday with first place in the NFC South on the line.

Norman was signed to the practice squad Monday with the plan to elevate him to the 53-man roster.

"It truly was about charity and giving back to these kids and helping him out as much as we could," Norman said. "What I love about Wilks is he has that same mindset to want to give back.

"It's just truly an honor for us to be here."

The Carolina Panthers had a two-game winning streak snapped by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, putting a damper on their playoff hopes.

DJ Moore called it "real hurtful" to lose at home and "know that we've got to possibly depend on other teams losing or something is hurtful when we had the keys to it."

Steve Wilks said in his press conference that he didn't even want a mention of the playoff angle.

"I thought the focus was fine. The execution did not prevail," Wilks said. "Still not worrying about it last week, not worrying about it now. We've got to worry about trying to get ourselves right to win a football game. I don't want anybody in this building talking playoffs."

Despite the loss, the Panthers can still win the NFC South with three straight wins to end the season.

The Carolina Panthers have waived Baker Mayfield. Mayfield requested his release. 

Mayfield is 1-5 in six starts this season for the Panthers, with a QBR of 18.2

The San Francisco 49ers have an obvious need at quarterback following the season-ending injury to Jimmy Garoppolo.