Steve Smith  has "no idea what my future holds'' in the wake of recent comments by management of the Carolina Panthers.

"Steve's had a great career," said general manager Dave Gettleman told reporters at the combine last Thursday. "None of us are here forever. He's part of the evaluation."

"We have to read into things and we try not to, but when you speak of an individual's career in the past tense it would ultimately suggest that a team is moving on,'' Smith said. "No one has still reached out to me and told me anything.

"My agent has contacted the team and is just trying to find out what's going on. To be honest, I have no idea what my future holds.''

Smith said it was "discouraging'' to hear Gettleman's and Ron Rivera's comments.