Panthers confirm new plans for 2026 1st-round pick Monroe Freeling

As expected, the Carolina Panthers will call upon their top rookie to hold it down for a veteran pillar.

On Tuesday, the team announced that right tackle Taylor Moton was diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung last month. The 10th-year lineman was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list and is expected to miss time into the regular season.

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The immediate assumption, in light of that development, was that 2026 first-round pick Monroe Freeling would take over for Moton in the starting lineup. Well, that assumption was confirmed by president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan on Wednesday.

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