Julius Peppers and Muhsin Muhammad were named as the latest enshrinees in the Panthers Hall of Honor Monday, and they'll be recognized in a ceremony at halftime of the Oct. 29 home game against the Houston Texans, Darin Gantt of the team's official website reports.

"Muhsin Muhammad and Julius Peppers were drafted by the Panthers. Both became All-Pros here. Both came back to Carolina to finish their careers. This is another homecoming, a permanent one," owner David Tepper said. "Not only did Muhsin and Julius set high standards on the field, they also were selected as Panthers Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year team winners. Having gotten to know both these fine men, I have no doubt that they deserve to join the distinguished group of Panthers in the Hall of Honor."

Muhammad, a second-round pick in 1996, provided a physical and play-making receiving threat throughout his career, earning two Pro Bowl appearances and All-Pro honors in 2004. After Steve Smith was lost for the season to injury in the first game of that season, Muhammad had career highs of 1,405 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. He left that offseason for Chicago but returned after three seasons away.

"I think absence makes the heart grow fonder, I think, to a certain degree," Muhammad said. "I think a lot of people at times don't appreciate what they have until it's gone, right?"

He's second on all the Panthers' major receiving charts, only behind Smith, as they created a difficult duo to cover with their contrasting styles.

Muhammad was the more physical blocker of the pair and was a great friend to the run game in those years, but he was still capable of making big plays in the passing game.

His 85-yard touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVIII is still the longest reception in Super Bowl history.

Peppers, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, simply became one of the most dominant pass-rushers in NFL history.

He's fourth on the league's all-time sack list with 159.5 — trailing only Bruce Smith, Reggie White, and Kevin Greene.

He went to nine Pro Bowls, was a six-time All-Pro, and remains one of the rare players to earn two All-Decade honors (for the 2000s and 2010s), showing his incredible consistency.

He was capable of game-changing plays at a moment's notice, and he's the only player in league history with 150 or more sacks and 10 or more interceptions. He's also second in league history with 51 forced fumbles, and his 82 pass deflections are the second-most for defensive ends since the stat has been tracked (since 2000).

He was the team's Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee in 2018 after he returned to his home-state team after stints with the Bears and Packers.

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