CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Muhsin Muhammad is retiring from the NFL after spending 11 of his 14 seasons with the Carolina Panthers.
A team official confirms the 37-year-old receiver will announce his retirement at a news conference Later Thursday. The decision comes after the Panthers didn't re-sign him in the offseason.
Muhammad was Carolina's second-round pick in 1996 and made the Pro Bowl three years later. The receiver later served as a complement to Steve Smith on Carolina's Super Bowl team in the 2003 season.
Muhammad signed as a free agent with Chicago in 2005 and spent three years with the Bears before re-signing with Carolina before the 2008 season.
Muhammad is Carolina's career leader in numerous receiving categories.
