FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons added a third quarterback ahead of their season opener, signing Nathan Peterman to the practice squad Tuesday.

Peterman provides some insurance behind starter Kirk Cousins and backup Michael Penix Jr. after the Falcons dealt third-stringer Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers last week.

Peterman was a fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft by the Buffalo Bills and also has played for the Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. In 15 games with five starts, he has competed 85 of 160 passes (53.1%) for 712 yards, with four touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Peterman was cut during the preseason by both New Orleans and Las Vegas.

To make room on the practice squad, the Falcons released offensive lineman Julién Davenport.

SYDNEY (AP) — Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers.

Palfrey told South Korean television he hoped South Korea’s Kim Woo-min would win the men’s 400-meter freestyle in Paris, an event that featured Australians Sam Short and Elijah Winnington.

“I really hope he can win, but ultimately I really hope he swims well,” Palfrey said in Paris during the Games. He added, “Go Korea.”

Swimming Australia said in a statement Friday that it had terminated Palfrey “due to a breach of his employment agreement.”

It added Palfrey brought “himself into disrepute and causing serious damage to his and Swimming Australia’s reputation, and adversely affecting Swimming Australia’s interests.”

The statement said Palfrey would retain his coach accreditation status.

Palfrey, who previously worked with Kim as an adviser, was told along with Australia’s other swimming coaches to end any association with non-Australian swimmers in March, four months prior to the Olympic Games.

Germany’s Lukas Märtens won the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, with Winnington claiming silver ahead of Kim, who won bronze.

Australia head swim coach Rohan Taylor had called the comments by Palfrey “un-Australian” and said he might be sent home, but he was eventually allowed to remain in Paris.

“Very disappointed. Extremely disappointed,” Taylor said at the time. “For a coach on our team to promote another athlete ahead of our athletes is not acceptable.”