Overview
- Moton was hospitalized in late June after coughing up blood and CT scans showed multiple clots in his right lung.
- Panthers lead internist Nancy Gritter put Moton on a three-month course of blood thinners and barred him from contact while he treated the clots.
- Moton completed that anticoagulant regimen, has been told by team doctors he has a relatively low chance of recurrence, and returned to practice on Tuesday where he led a prepractice breakdown for teammates.
- Carolina opened a 21-day padded-practice window on Oct. 13 to evaluate Moton and two other players, and the team must either activate him to the 53-man roster or keep him off when the window closes.
- Moton’s availability for the game in Philadelphia is uncertain and will hinge on medical clearance and the practice evaluation, a matter made more urgent by other tackle absences and a rookie starter nursing a knee issue.