DeAngelo Williams, the Carolina Panthers’ career rushing leader, said Monday he will be released by the team.

Williams told WBTV that general manager David Gettleman and coach Ron Rivera informed him of the coming move in a meeting last week.

Williams, 31, leads the 20-year-old franchise with 1,432 rushes, 6,846 yards and 46 rushing touchdowns, but he has battled injuries over the last few years while also sharing time with fellow first-round pick Jonathan Stewart.

Last year, Williams played in just six games due to injuries to a thigh, ankle and hand.

Williams, Carolina’s first-round pick in 2006, said Gettleman and Rivera told him, “We don’t run the ball enough to keep you both, so we’re going to release you.”

Stewart, the team’s first-round pick in 2008, finished the 2014 season strong, going over 100 yards in three of his final six games — including 123 in a 27-16 playoff win over the Arizona Cardinals. Stewart’s 809 yards in 2014 were his most since he tallied 1,133 in 2009.

In 2012, the Panthers signed Stewart to a five-year, $36.5 million contract.

Williams had signed a $43 million deal in 2011, but he restructured it in 2013 to remain with the team. He was slated to be paid $2 million in 2015.

If the Panthers designate Williams as a post-June 1 release, he would count $4,333,333 against the salary cap in 2015 and $2,266,667 in 2016.

“I don’t feel bitter at all,” Williams told WBTV. “(Stewart) had the hot hand at the end of the season. He’s a great running back, obviously. I don’t feel bitter at all.

“It’s a business. And that business comes back and reminds us year after year. Whether it be Steve Smith, whether it be Jordan Gross, whether it be myself, it’s going to happen to every guy in that locker room, so it doesn’t bother me at all.”