Carolina Panthers lineman Taylor Moton overcame bloody, life-threatening episode and now he's back at practice
Moton is a Carolina Panthers offensive lineman.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Except, he hasn't been an offensive lineman since the offseason because he was exclusively a patient trying to overcome the condition that caused, as he put it, "a multitude of clots in my right lung."DEION SANDERS DECLARES HE'S CANCER-FREE, ADDRESSES INCONTINENCE AHEAD OF COLORADO FOOTBALL SEASONCarolina Panthers offensive lineman Taylor Moton (72) stands on the sidelines during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Nov.24, 2025.
(Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)People die from runaway blood clots.I had a friend die from blood clots in 2022.Miami Dolphins senior vice president Jason Jenkins died from a bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism due to phlebothrombosis.
He was in his office at the team's training facility when it happened.Jenkins had complained of the pain clots in his legs caused him for months before that.He talked about how he had to be careful when he flew because that could impact his condition.So when Moton was placed on the non-football injury list in July it caught my attention because there had been reports about it being tied to clots since June.
And that was extremely worrisome.But this column isn't all about sadness and concern.Or death.Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Taylor Moton (72) during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Nov.
24, 2025.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)HOUSTON TEXANS STAR PRACTICES IN PADS FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER 2024 CAREER-THREATENING INJURYThat's because Moton is back on the Panthers practice field this week.
And he was in the locker room on Tuesday talking about his victory over a life-threat...