The Carolina Panthers will induct defensive end Julius Peppers and wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad into the team’s Hall of Honor.
The inductions will take place at Bank of America Stadium during halftime of the Oct. 29 game against the Houston Texans, the team announced Monday.
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Defensive end Julius Peppers #90 of the Carolina Panthers on the field before a game against the Cleveland Browns on December 9, 2018 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland won 26-20. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Fake Images)
The No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft, Peppers played 10 of his 17 NFL seasons with the Panthers and was selected to the league’s All-Decade team in the 2000s and 2010s. Pro and ranks fourth in NFL history with 159 1/2 sacks, finishing in the top 10 in the league in sacks six times. He remains the only player in league history with at least 150 and 10 interceptions.
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Carolina Panthers receiver Muhsin Muhammad (87) runs for a touchdown while being chased by Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Surtain (23) and DaJuan Morgan (38) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, May 5. October 2008 in Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA USA (AP Photo/Rick Havner, File)
Muhammad spent 11 of his 14 NFL seasons with Carolina and was voted an All-Pro in 2004. He remains second in franchise history with 696 receptions, 9,255 receiving yards, and 50 touchdowns behind only Steve Smith Sr. Muhammad he caught an 85-yard touchdown pass in Super Bowl 38 against New England, setting a record for the longest reception in Super Bowl history.
Both are team winners of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
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In this December 24, 2017 file photo, Carolina Panthers’ Julius Peppers (90) watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Charlotte, NC, on December 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
“Muhsin Muhammad and Julius Peppers were drafted by the Panthers. They both became All-Pros here. They both returned to Carolina to finish their careers. This is another homecoming, a permanent one,” Panthers owner David Tepper said. , it’s a statement.
Peppers and Muhammad join previous members in the Hall of Honor, including former team president Mike McCormack in 1997, linebacker Sam Mills in 1998, the team’s PSL owners in 2004 and Smith, quarterback Jake Delhomme, offensive tackle Jordan Gross and tight end Wesley. Walls in 2019.
