Editing Muhsin Muhammad (section)

===Chicago Bears (2005–2007)===
Muhammad became one of the Bears' receiving threats during his first year with the team. He was also credited with encouraging a stronger work ethic within the team's receiving corps and advising young wide receivers such as [[Bernard Berrian]], [[Mark Bradley]], and [[Rashied Davis]].

Despite failing to catch several poorly thrown passes from [[rookie]] [[quarterback]] [[Kyle Orton]], Muhammad held himself responsible and promised reporters he would improve his performance. However, Muhammad was later seen complaining to Orton during a ''Sunday Night Football'' game against the [[2005 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]. After Muhammad's criticism, coach [[Lovie Smith]] benched Orton in favor of a fully recovered [[Rex Grossman]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eguchi |first=Julie |date=April 3, 2006 |title=Don't write off Muhammad just yet |work=RealFootball365 |url=http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2006/04/muhsin-muhammad-bears040306.html |url-status=usurped |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106050128/http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2006/04/muhsin-muhammad-bears040306.html |archive-date=January 6, 2007}}</ref>

Muhammad's statistics improved with [[Rex Grossman]] at quarterback in the [[2006 Chicago Bears|2006 season]]. He had his first one hundred-yard day with the Bears in their season opener against the [[2006 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], and a second against the [[2006 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] during Week 3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 10th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200609100gnb.htm |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings - September 24th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200609240min.htm |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> However, he saw less action as Grossman began to play inconsistently after the season's midway point. Muhammad defended Grossman from criticism and often supported him at press conferences.<ref>ChicagoBears.com, [http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2793 Grossman displays poise and confidence in win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215003712/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2793 |date=December 15, 2006 }} Retrieved on January 19, 2007</ref> Muhammad finished the regular season as the team's leading wide receiver for the second consecutive time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Chicago Bears Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/2006.htm |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

Muhammad was the starting receiver for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI, making a touchdown reception in the first half of a 29–17 loss to the [[2006 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears – February 4th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200702040chi.htm |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Muhammad became the third player in NFL history to score a Super Bowl touchdown with two different teams, joining Jerry Rice and Ricky Proehl.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2007 |title=Bears notebook: One they'd like to forget |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-notebook-one-they-d-like-to-forget-09000d5d80024bfe |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Muhammad's age seemingly affected his endurance. Although he played all sixteen games in 2006, the Bears listed him as probable or questionable before many games.<ref>Chicago Bears.com, [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/injuries.asp Injury Report – Chicago Bears] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119030143/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/injuries.asp |date=January 19, 2007 }} Retrieved on January 19, 2007</ref> Before the 2006 season, he revealed he had played through the 2005 season with a broken hand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muhsin Muhammad |url=http://fantasyfootball.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=NFL&ID=1500 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104053018/http://fantasyfootball.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=NFL&ID=1500 |archive-date=January 4, 2007 |access-date=January 19, 2007 |website=Fantasy Football {{!}} USA Today}}</ref>

Muhammad had a down year in [[2007 Chicago Bears season|2007]] with 40 receptions for 570 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muhsin Muhammad 2007 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MuhaMu00/gamelog/2007/ |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> The Bears released him on February 18, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 19, 2008 |title=Bears release WR Muhammad; sign DE Brown to extension |work=[[NFL]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-release-wr-muhammad-sign-de-brown-to-extension-09000d5d806bde90}}</ref>

After leaving the Bears, Muhammad told ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' Chicago is "where wide receivers go to die." The remark caught the attention of [[Darryl Drake]], the team's [[wide receiver]] coach. While Drake stated he was unfazed by Muhammad's remark, he argued former Bears wide receivers [[Bernard Berrian]], [[Justin Gage]], and [[Bobby Wade]] developed in Chicago and enjoyed successful careers after leaving.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 18, 2008 |title=Bears Team Report – Inside Slant |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AmdmQ7BDZDkIsE9JxUn.lv1DubYF?slug=teamreports-2008-nfl-chi&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report |access-date=August 18, 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>