Offensive Lineman · Carolina Panthers

Taylor Moton

No. 72 · 10th season

Taylor Moton was building toward another season when his body had other plans

A blood clot in your lung is not a football injury. It is a health scare, full stop — the kind that puts everything else on pause.

Taylor Moton has been the anchor of the Carolina Panthers' offensive line, the player protecting the quarterback's blind side on the right. Reliable, consistent, the kind of lineman whose best work goes unnoticed because nothing goes wrong. That reputation was built over years of showing up.

Last month, Moton was diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung. He is expected to miss time into the regular season. First-round pick Monroe Freeling — a young tackle the Panthers brought in through the draft — could be stepping into that starting role before anyone expected him to.

For Moton, the timeline now belongs to his doctors, not the coaching staff. For Freeling, a door that was supposed to open gradually just opened all the way. For the Panthers, their most experienced blocker is on the sideline while the season approaches.

What happens next for Moton depends entirely on what happens next for Moton — the football can wait.

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