Carolina Panthers rookie Nic Scourton , a second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft , was hospitalized after he suffered a collapsed lung during a joint practice session with the Houston Texans . Scourton was not present for Carolina's preseason game against Houston Saturday, as he was driven back to Charlotte with team staff and family members.

"It was a very physical play," Carolina coach Dave Canales said after the loss to Houston. "It was presenting like a heat exhaustion, because he was having trouble breathing. He was getting tired and all that, so we kind of cooled him down we couldn't get him to respond good enough to where we felt comfortable about putting him back into practice."

Canales also said that Scourton is considered "week-to-week" after being released from the h

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