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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly passed the final test of the concussion protocol on Saturday and has been cleared to play in Monday night against Washington, but hes still listed as questionable.We are excited to have Luke healthy and cleared from the protocol, Ron Rivera told the team website. I know he is extremely motivated to get back on the field and help us win games.Whether he plays this week or not, I dont know. We have to balance our enthusiasm with whats best for Luke and the team long term.Rivera has been consistent over the past few weeks in saying Kuechly would play once he cleared the protocol. The 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was a full participant in practice all week, so it seems likely Kuechly will play.Rivera emphasized earlier Saturday that the Panthers (5-8) are playing to win even though they are all but out of playoff contention. Kuechly has missed the past three games since being carted off the field in tears after suffering the concussion late in a Week 11 victory over New Orleans.Carolina quarterback Cam Newton is also listed as questionable with a shoulder injury, but Rivera said Newton would start against the Redskins.Newton was a full participant in practice on Saturday after being limited the past three days. The team has gradually increased his reps so as not to aggravate the soreness that led the league MVP to have an MRI on Tuesday.That test came back negative.Wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who suffered a back injury earlier in the week, also is on track to face Washington.The Panthers ruled defensive end Charles Johnson (hamstring) and offensive tackle Daryl Williams (ankle) out. Cheap NFL Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Wholesale Baseball Jerseys . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. http://www.wholesalejerseyscheap.net/ . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Wholesale Jerseys . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. WASHINGTON -- Terry Francona did not manage the Cleveland Indians in Tuesday nights 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals after complaining of chest pain while speaking to reporters before the game.The Indians said Francona was examined by the Nationals Park EMTs and remained at the stadium at the start of the game after it was determined he did not need to go to the hospital. The team called the decision to sit the game out a precautionary one.I know that the doctors checked him out and so forth and they just felt itd be better for him to probably go back to the hotel and he did, said bench coach Brad Mills, who filled in as manager for the night. Knowing him he was probably really agonizing during the game. But I think hes doing fine hopefully and well see how it works out for tomorrow.The 57-year-old Francona has twice suffered a pulmonary embolism. In 2006 he joined others around baseball to eeducate people on deep-vein thrombosis.ddddddddddddn his pregame meeting with reporters in the visitors dugout, Francona at one point paused and grabbed his sternum. He continued discussing the matters of the day while joking about his pain.I dont think Im having a heart attack, Francona said. If Im having one, just dont take my answers if theyre bad answers.Asked if he was OK, Francona responded: I hope so.Mills didnt have any details about Franconas condition but was glad to see him before the game and in the early going.Everybody cares about him and everybody likes him, Mills said. It was good that they were able to see him at least walk from the training room to his office and so I think that really helped.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? ' ' '