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87-MUHSIN MUHAMMAD
Entered NFL as a second-round selection (43rd
overall) by Carolina in the 1996 NFL Draft... Signed by Chicago to a
six-year contract (2/27/05). SIGNED through 2010. |
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PRO CAREER:  Two-time Pro Bowler (1999, 2004) is one of just 5 active NFL receivers with at least 50 receptions in each of the last 8 seasons… Has gained 8,501 career receiving yards while catching 48 touchdown passes; his 642 receptions rank 11th among active NFL receivers… Tied for 4th in NFL with 20 receiving TDs from 2004-05 (M. Harrison, 27; A. Gates, 23; R. Moss, 21)… Has converted a first down on 134 of 162 career third-down receptions (82.7%), including 46 consecutive to end the 2005 season… Chicago's most veteran receiver led the team with 64 catches for 750 yards and 4 TDs in his first season with the Bears, the team's highest total in each category in the last 3 seasons… Signed with Chicago after writing Carolina's record book for receiving during his 9 years with the team… Paced the NFL with 1,405 receiving yards and 16 receiving TDs in 2004, setting several franchise milestones while compiling those totals due to his 93 receptions… Left Panthers as the all-time franchise leader in receptions (578), receiving yards (7,751), TDs (44-tie), scoring among non-kickers (268 points), 1,000-yard receiving seasons (3), 100-yard receiving games (26), 100-yard games in a season (7), receptions in a season (102), receptions in a game (11), receiving yards in a season (1,405), receiving yards in a game (192), TDs in a season (16), TDs in a game (3-tie) and games started (113)… Paced Carolina in receptions in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 while leading the team in receiving yards in 1999, 2000 and 2004… Became first WR in Panthers history to reach career totals of 100 starts, 500 receptions and 7,500 receiving yards.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a second-round selection (43rd overall) by Carolina in the 1996 NFL Draft… Signed to contract extension by Carolina (1/28/00)… Released by Carolina (2/25/05)… Signed 6-year contract with Chicago (2/27/05). SIGNED through 2010
2005 SEASON: Started all 15 games played in his first season in Chicago, marking his fourth straight season and seventh in 8 years in which he started at least 14 games… Set team highs with 64 receptions for 750 yards with 4 TDs, all standing as the most by a Bears player since 2002… Tallied 13 of the team's 27 receptions of 20 or more yards… Paced club in receptions and receiving yards in 8 games… His blocking helped Bears finish season ranked 8th in the NFL in rushing… Started Games 1-15; Inactive Game 16… Made Bears debut at WASH (9/11), leading Chicago with a game-high 6 receptions for team-best 59 yards… Caught first TD as a Bear on 28-yard catch vs. DET (9/18) en route to team-high 81 yards on game-high 6 catches… Recorded 600th career reception and passed 8,000 career receiving yards at CLE (10/9) with team highs of 6 catches for 52 yards… Caught 23-yard TD as part of 4 receptions for 49 yards at DET (10/30)… Gained season-high 85 yards on 3 receptions at NO (11/6) with catches of 33, 30 and 22 yards… Caught 6 passes for 49 yards with 3-yard TD grab vs. CAR (11/20)… Posted season highs of 8 receptions and 91 receiving yards at PIT (12/11)… Led team with 5 catches at GB (12/25) for 58 yards including 12-yard TD reception on Bears' opening drive of game… Caught 3 passes for 58 yards vs. CAR (1/15/06) in Divisional Playoff. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 15-15
CAREER STATISTICS |
| 2006 |
CHI |
16 |
60 |
863 |
14.4 |
40 |
5 |
| 2005 |
CHI |
15 |
64 |
750 |
11.7 |
33 |
4 |
| 2004 |
CAR |
16 |
93 |
1405 |
15.1 |
51 |
16 |
| 2003 |
CAR |
15 |
54 |
837 |
15.5 |
60 |
3 |
| 2002 |
CAR |
14 |
63 |
823 |
13.1 |
42 |
3 |
| 2001 |
CAR |
11 |
50 |
585 |
11.7 |
43 |
1 |
| 2000 |
CAR |
16 |
102 |
1183 |
11.6 |
36 |
6 |
| 1999 |
CAR |
15 |
96 |
1253 |
13.1 |
60 |
8 |
| 1998 |
CAR |
16 |
68 |
941 |
13.8 |
72 |
6 |
| 1997 |
CAR |
13 |
27 |
317 |
11.7 |
38 |
0 |
| 1996 |
CAR |
9 |
25 |
407 |
16.3 |
54 |
1 |
PREVIOUS SEASONS:(click a year to view detailed stats)
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-- Named a Pro Bowl starter after leading NFL in TD catches, NFC in receiving yards and finishing 3rd in NFC in catches for Carolina… Became first player in Panthers history to produce 3 seasons with 1,000 receiving yards (team-record 1,405) and first player to produce 3 seasons with 90 catches (93)… Team record 16 TD catches, passing the previous franchise mark of 12 by Patrick Jeffers (1999) and Wesley Walls (1999)… Set team record for 100-yard receiving games with 7, including 5 in the 2nd half of the season when he led all NFL wideouts with 62 receptions, 1,009 yards, 12 TDs… Ranked 6th in NFC with 1,420 yards from scrimmage, 2nd in points among non-kickers with 96 and tied for 3rd with 75 total first downs… Opened season vs. GB (9/13) on Monday Night Football with team-high 65 receiving yards on 4 catches with 1 TD… Led team with 7 receptions for 114 yards vs. ATL (10/3), becoming first Panthers player to start 100 games… Became 1 of 17 active players in NFL with 500 career receptions while catching a team-high 6 passes for 48 yards with TD at PHI (10/17)… Team-high 8 receptions for 106 yards and 2 TDs at SEA (10/31)… Team-high 8 receptions for 94 yards vs. OAK (11/7)… Matched own team record with 3 TD catches at SF (11/14) among 6 receptions for 123 yards… Led team with 6 receptions for 118 yards and 2 TDs vs. ARIZ (11/20)… Season-highs 10 receptions for 179 yards with TD at NO (12/5); the third-highest receiving yardage total in team history and his sixth career 10-catch game… Team-high 6 catches for 98 yards and 10-yard TD vs. STL (12/12)… Equaled season-high with 10 receptions for 135 yards with a 6-yard TD at ATL (12/18)… Led team with 8 receptions for 115 yards with 2 TDs at TB (12/26)… Finished season with 2 TDs among 6 catches for 95 yards vs. NO (1/2). |
-- Helped lead Panthers to Super Bowl by ranking 2nd on team in receptions (54) and receiving yards (837) while starting all 15 games played… Recorded 36 receptions for 585 yards and 2 of his 3 TDs during season's last 8 games… Combined with fellow WR Steve Smith (team-high 88 catches for 1,110 yards) for 142 receptions, 2nd among NFC WR combinations behind St. Louis' Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce (186)… Their combined total of receiving yards ranked 4th in NFC… Contributions as a blocker helped Panthers end season ranked 8th in NFL in rushing… Started all 4 post-season contests, catching 15 passes for 352 yards and 2 TDs while also recovering a fumble for a TD… Ranked 2nd in NFC to teammate Smith in post-season receptions, receiving yards and total scrimmage yards as the pair combined for 756 combined receiving yards to establish an NFL postseason record for the most combined receiving yards by teammates (previously 569 yards by Roger Craig/Jerry Rice, SF, 1988)… First receiving tandem in NFL post-season history to record a minimum of 10 receptions and each average over 22 yards per catch and the first duo to each boast a reception of 70 yards or longer during the same post-season (His 85-yard TD in Super Bowl XXXVIII and Smith's 70-yard catch in Wild Card Game)… Lone reception vs. JAX (9/7) went for 13-yard TD… Inactive at NO (10/26) with concussion… Produced season highs of 9 receptions and 189 receiving yards vs. WASH (11/16); second highest single-game receiving yardage total in team history… Caught 4 passes for 103 yards in Wild Card Game vs. DAL (1/3), including 49-yard reception… Scored Carolina's first TD of Divisional Playoff at STL (1/10) when he recovered fumble by Jake Delhomme that was deflected into the end zone… Responsible for Panthers first TD in NFC Championship game with a 24-yard score at PHI (1/18)... Team-high 140 receiving yards on 4 receptions in Super Bowl XXXVIII vs. NE (2/1), including a Super Bowl record for longest offensive play with an 85-yard TD catch from Delhomme.
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-- Led Panthers with 63 catches for 823 yards and 3 TDs while starting all 14 games he played… Ranked 2nd on team in receiving yards and TD catches and generated 100 receiving yards in 3 games… Led or tied for team-lead in receptions in 10 games… Led team vs. DET (9/15) with season-high 8 catches and 107 receiving yards, including 22-yard TD… Left the game in 3rd quarter at MIN (9/22) with hamstring injury… Inactive at GB (9/29) and vs. ARIZ (10/6) due to injury… Totaled 31 receiving yards vs. TB (10/27) to surpass 5,000 career receiving yards… Led team with 112 yards on 4 catches vs. NO (11/10)… Eclipsed 400-career reception plateau at TB (11/17)… Matched season high with 8 catches for 106 yards vs. CIN (12/8), including 2-yard TD… Recorded career-long 20 yard run on lateral at PIT (12/15).
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-- Finished 2nd on Carolina with 50 catches for 585 yards and 1 TD while starting all 11 games he played… Produced season highs of 10 catches and 132 receiving yards at ATL (9/23)... Left game with shoulder injury vs. SF (11/18)… Inactive due to injury vs. ATL (11/25) and at NO (12/2)… Led team with 8 catches for 108 yards at BUF (12/9)… Inactive with toe injury vs. STL (12/23), vs. ARIZ (12/30) and vs. NE (1/6/02).
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-- Led NFC and tied for NFL lead in receptions with career-high and franchise record 102 for 1,183 yards and 6 TDs while starting all 16 Panthers games for the second time in his career... Became first player to lead NFC in receptions in consecutive seasons since Sterling Sharpe (1992-93 with GB), and became eighth player to lead either conference in catches in back-to-back campaigns since the NFL merger in 1970... Became Carolina's all-time receptions leader while surpassing his own team single-season mark (96 in 1999)... Led or tied for the team lead in receptions in 10 contests... Recorded 3 games with at least 10 catches and was responsible for 5 games with at least 100 receiving yards... Closed season with incredible 5-game stretch that vaulted him from a tie for 7th in the NFC in receptions to 1st in the standings... Totaled 108 receiving yards and a 3-yard TD on a team-high 8 receptions at SF (9/10)... Left game in 1st quarter vs. SEA (10/8) with hamstring injury... Led team vs. SF (10/22) with 9 catches and 127 receiving yards… Became team's all-time leader in catches with 5 for team-high 99 yards with a 13-yard TD vs. NO (11/12); also made extraordinary hustle play by recovering fumble by Saints DE Darin Howard in the end zone that was forced by TE Kris Mangum and prevented an INT return for a TD... Tied his team single-game mark and personal-best with season-high 11 catches for a season-high 131 yards and 2 TDs vs. GB (11/27) on Monday Night Football; marking the beginning of his season-ending binge during which he caught 48 passes for 514 yards and 3 TDs... Led team with 9 catches for 72 yards and TD vs. SD (12/17), becoming first player in team history to amass a pair of 1,000 yard receiving seasons and first to accomplish the feat in consecutive years… Closed season with team-highs of 10 catches and 114 yards at OAK (12/24).
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-- Selected to first Pro Bowl after posting 96 catches for 1,253 yards while starting all 15 games played... Led NFC in receptions and ranked 4th in receiving yards while posting 100-yard receiving outings on 5 occasions… Produced 8 TD catches and led or tied for team lead in receptions in 9 contests… Totaled 103 receiving yards on 4 receptions vs. JAX (9/19), including season-long 60-yard TD catch... Recorded first consecutive 100-yard receiving games in team history with 117 receiving yards on 8 catches vs. CIN (9/26)… Registered third consecutive 100-yard receiving game with 151 receiving yards on 8 catches at WASH (10/3)... Tied for team lead with 6 catches for 96 yards with a 22-yard TD at SF (10/17)… Produced game-high 9 catches for 125 yards at STL (11/14)... Team-high 7 catches for 72 yards at CLE (11/21) made him Carolina's all-time receiving yardage leader… Inactive with hamstring injury vs. ATL (11/28)… Set single-game team marks with 11 catches and 3 TDs for 126 yards vs. SF (12/18). |
-- Started all 16 games for the first time in his career and ranked 2nd on Panthers with 68 catches, 941 receiving yards and 6 TDs… Tallied three 100-yard receiving efforts… Caught personal and team season-long 72-yard TD reception at ATL (10/4)… Set personal and team record with 192 receiving yards at NO (9/13) on 9 receptions with a 17-yard TD... Led team with 4 receptions for 104 yards with a season-long equaling 72-yard TD at ATL (10/4)... Team-high 7 receptions for 118 yards vs. WASH (12/13); caught 2-point conversion... Notched 2 catches for 22 yards with a 3-yard TD vs. STL (12/20)... Limited to first-half action at IND (12/27), marking his only game of the season without a reception to end a streak of 19 straight games with a catch.
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-- Saw action in 13 contests with Carolina, making 5 starts, and totaled 27 catches for 317 yards... Notched 4 special teams tackles... Led team with 4 catches for 43 yards at SD (9/14) in a start before breaking his wrist in the 4th quarter and undergoing surgery (9/16)… Inactive vs. KC (9/21), vs. SF (9/29) and at MIN (10/12) with broken left wrist… Returned to lineup at NO (10/19), but did not make first reception until catching 3 passes for 39 yards at STL (11/23)… Returned to starting lineup for final 4 games vs. NO (11/30), catching 3 passes for 40 yards. |
-- Appeared in 9 games as a rookie with Carolina, starting 5, and played in both playoff contests... Caught 25 passes for 407 yards and 1 TD... Inactive vs. ATL (9/1) with shoulder injury suffered in preseason... First reception came in NFL debut at NO (9/8) among season-high 6 catches for 96 yards, all in 2nd half… Equaled season-high of 96 receiving yards on 5 receptions at JAX (9/29) in first NFL start… Lone catch vs. STL (10/13) went for season-long 54-yard TD… Inactive for 6 games from 11/3 to 12/8 due to hamstring injury suffered in practice… Returned to action vs. BALT (12/15)… Inactive vs. PIT (12/22)… Made postseason debut in Divisional Playoff vs. DAL (1/5/06). |
Played 36 games during his career at Michigan State (1992-95), making 12 starts and totaling 69 receptions for 1,147 yards and five TDs… Posted 41 catches for 696 yards his senior year… Caught 9 passes for 178 yards with a career-long 78-yard TD in Independence Bowl vs. LSU, the 5th-highest single-game receiving yardage total in Spartans history… Co-winner of most improved player award as a junior after making 10 catches for 161 yards and 2 TDs along with 16 special teams stops.
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