Four days after telling reporters his ailing hamstring was severely limiting his acceleration on pass routes, Muhammad had a huge game against the San Francisco 49ers in Carolina's 34-16 win Sunday at Ericsson Stadium. Muhammad said he didn't exaggerate about his condition last week in order to trick the 49ers. I'm still working on getting that burst back. It's going to take some time.
Hamstrings are things that kind of linger.
I've just got to be smart and be professional about it. Dating back to last season, he's caught 34 passes for 457 yards and five touchdowns in four games against them, all wins. I felt good enough to go out and establish myself and contribute to this offense. I was tired of watching everybody else make plays. After leading the NFC last season with 96 catches for 1,253yards and eight touchdowns, Muhammad has struggled most of this season, as has the Panthers' offense.