CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Steve Smith can finally set aside the bitterness from being released by the Carolina Panthers in March 2014.
The organization announced Monday that their all-time leading wide receiver would be a part of the 2019 Hall of Honor.
Smith joins quarterback Jake Delhomme, tight end Wesley Walls and offensive tackle Jordan Gross as the first first players named to the shrine since Sam Mills retired and was honored following the 1997 season.
"It's good to be back,'' Smith told the team. "There's very few things in my life that really make me emotional to where I want to tear up.