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Panthers tackle Taylor Moton to miss start of season after being diagnosed with blood clot in lung

By The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers right tackle Taylor Moton will miss the start of the regular season after being diagnosed last month with a blood clot in his lung.

The Panthers announced Tuesday that Moton and cornerback Jaycee Horn will be placed on the reserve/non-football injury list, the day before the start of training camp. Horn is sidelined after cutting his foot while running and requiring stitches. The Panthers anticipate Horn returning early in camp.

Moton was placed on blood thinners after his diagnosis and is being monitored by the team’s medical staff. He’s expected to return at some point during the regular season.

The 31-year-old Moton has played in 145 games — 128 starts — since being selected in the second round by the Panthers in 2017.

Carolina added left tackle Rasheed Walker through free agency as a fill-in for left tackle Ickey Ekwonu, who ruptured the patella tendon in his right knee during a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Panthers also drafted Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling in the first round.

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Vikings extend offensive line leader Brian O’Neill, add veteran Jamal Adams to bolster their defense

By The Associated Press
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were plenty busy as players reported for training camp on Tuesday, giving right tackle and offensive line leader Brian O'Neill a big contract extension and adding 10th-year veteran Jamal Adams to bolster their depth on defense. The most consequential camp development was still waiting to unfold, with quarterbacks Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy set to take turns with the first team offense during the first practice on Wednesday — and for as long as it takes for the Vikings to declare a starter. Each player will also work with the second team to add another layer to the evaluation that will be led by head coach Kevin O'Connell. “We want to be comprehensive, but at the same time I think it’s important when we feel good about a decision as a group and we’re ready to move forward to do that so we can prepare that player for the season but also give the team and our players clarity of exactly the direction we’re going,” O'Connell said. Entering his fifth season on the job with 43 wins but none in the playoffs, O'Connell will ultimately face as much scrutiny over his ability to get the best out of his quarterback as the quarterback will himself around his performance.
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