Panthers Tackle Taylor Moton Carted Off With Injury

WHO:

panthers.com - Rookie Monroe Freeling said he had grown “so much respect” for Taylor Moton and was “praying for him.”

panthers.com - Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said right tackle Taylor Moton was injured.

panthers.com - Moton was replaced in the lineup by rookie Monroe Freeling, who had started the first four games of the season.

panthers.com - Left tackle Rasheed Walker fell across Moton’s legs while blocking.

Heavy NFL - Moton plays for the Carolina Panthers and was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his right lung in June 2026.

WHAT:

panthers.com - Freeling finished the game at right tackle after Moton was injured.

panthers.com - Freeling said Moton took notes on “any single thing and everything,” including studying pass rushers on two iPads during lunch.

panthers.com - Freeling said watching Moton prepare to start for two weeks had influenced how he might prepare for games.

panthers.com - Moton suffered a broken fibula during the Panthers’ 43-13 loss to the Buccaneers. Canales said Moton would be “out for a while” and would miss “an extended amount of time.”

panthers.com - Asked whether the injury was season-ending, Canales said the team did not know yet and did not know the injury’s full extent.

panthers.com - Canales said, “Just sick for T-Mo.”

panthers.com - Moton went down in pain immediately after the injury and punched the turf.

panthers.com - Moton had returned against the Eagles after missing the first four games while receiving treatment for blood clots in his lungs.

Heavy NFL - The blood clots in Moton’s right lung put his NFL future in doubt.

WHERE:

panthers.com - The injury occurred during a Panthers game against the Buccaneers.

Heavy NFL - Moton’s blood clots were in his right lung.

WHEN:

panthers.com - Moton returned to play against the Eagles one week before the game in which he was injured.

Heavy NFL - Moton was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his right lung in June 2026.

WHY:

panthers.com - Moton was hurt when Walker fell across the back of his legs while blocking.

HOW:

panthers.com - Freeling said he initially focused on whether Moton was OK, then realized he had to enter the game and quickly prepared to play.

panthers.com - Moton was injured when Walker fell across his legs; he immediately went down in pain and punched the turf.

panthers.com - Moton had missed the first four games while receiving treatment for blood clots in his lungs.

Panthers right tackle Taylor Moton broke his fibula in a 43-to-13 loss to the Buccaneers after left tackle Rasheed Walker fell across his legs, and coach Dave Canales said Moton will miss an extended amount of time. The team doesn’t yet know whether the injury will end Moton’s season; he had returned to play one week earlier after missing the first four games while receiving treatment for blood clots in his lungs. Rookie Monroe Freeling finished the game at right tackle and said he was praying for Moton, whose preparation had taught him a great deal.