Moehrig will be eligible to return to the Panthers’ active roster on Monday, Dec. 1, following the team’s Week 13 game against the Los Angeles Rams (9-2).
The safety may appeal the suspension.
Moehrig, 26, is a fifth-year starter in the NFL and has started all 12 games in the Panthers’ defensive backfield this season. A 2021 second-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders, Moehrig joined Carolina this offseason following the expiration of his rookie contract. On the year, Moehrig has tallied 81 tackles, two passes defensed, a sack and an interception.
Carolina will miss Moehrig against the Rams, if his appeal is not successful. Los Angeles boasts a fearsome offense with Matthew Stafford spreading the wealth to Davante Adams, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and a slew of tight ends. Adding injury to insult, Carolina could also be without start cornerback Jaycee Horn, who left Monday’s game with a concussion.
In a heated race with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC South crown, the Panthers (6-6) will likely have to face the conference’s best team on Sunday without one of their best.