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Carolina Panthers wide receiver Kevin Norwood participates in a drill during practice in preparation for Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 4, 2016, in San Jose, Calif.

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In his two NFL seasons, wide receiver Kevin Norwood has been to the Super Bowl twice. The former Alabama standout needs a new team to make it three in a row.

On Friday, the Carolina Panthers waived Norwood from injured reserve. He'll become a free agent if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

Norwood caught eight passes for 59 yards and a touchdown during the preseason for the Panthers. But on his eighth catch, he suffered a hip pointer in Carolina's final preseason game on Sept. 1.

The Panthers put Norwood on their reserve/injured list to open the season.

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Norwood joined the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 2014 draft. He played in nine games, with two starts, and caught nine passes for 102 yards as a rookie. The Seahawks lost to the New England Patriots 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX to cap the NFL's 2014 season.

Carolina traded a seventh-round draft pick to Seattle on Aug. 31, 2015, after the Panthers' top pass-catcher from the 2014 season, Kelvin Benjamin, went down with a season-ending injury in training camp.

Norwood played in one game for Carolina during the 2015 season and didn't catch a pass. The Panthers lost to the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 to cap the NFL's 2015 season.