<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-bluey-nearly-cost-hunter-renfrow-nfl-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Did ‘Bluey’ nearly cost Hunter Renfrow an NFL job?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Hunter-Renfrow.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Did ‘Bluey’ nearly cost Hunter Renfrow an NFL job?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-01T21:21:21-07:00">September 1st, 9:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-01T21:37:04-07:00">September 1st, 9:37pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hunter Renfrow didn’t survive the Carolina Panthers’ 53-man roster cutdown last week. It appeared that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-ex-raiders-star-agrees-sign-carolina-2025-nfl-draft">Renfrow’s comeback attempt</a> was over before it began. But the NFL landscape can change quickly. And the former Pro Bowl wideout nearly missed a second chance with the team when he was unexpectedly unavailable last Thursday.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-minnesota-pulls-off-adam-thielen-reunion-panthers">trading Adam Thielen</a> and placing second-year slot receiver Jalen Coker on the IR, Carolina was suddenly very thin at wideout. The Panthers wanted to bring Renfrow back but no one could get ahold of him. On Monday, the 29-year-old father of two explained why he <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/hunter-renfrow-daughters-delayed-panthers-reunion-because-bluey" rel="noopener">wasn’t picking up his phone</a>.</p><p>“My daughters were in the car – I was right outside the car… I guess I had like 10 missed phone calls from [general manager] Dan [Morgan], [head coach] Dave [Canales], my agent. And they were all just ignored. My daughter’s watching ‘Bluey,’” Renfrow explained per FOX Sports: NFL.</p><h2><b>Hunter Renfrow gets second chance with Panthers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Hunter-Renfrow-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Apparently Renfrow’s daughter really wanted to finish an episode of the animated kids’ show, so she declined numerous calls on her dad’s phone. But eventually the sixth-year veteran got in touch with Carolina. And when he did, he discovered the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-reunites-receiver-hunter-renfrow-adam-thielen-trade">Panthers wanted to reunite</a>.</p><p>Renfrow is attempting to make a comeback after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-hunter-renfrow-reveals-shocking-reason-2024-nfl-absence">sitting out all of the 2024 season</a> with ulcerative colitis. With his illness now manageable, he’ll get a chance to play with Carolina.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-hunter-renfrow-reaffirms-commitment-with-free-agency-admission">Renfrow is fully committed</a> to the Panthers. Despite receiving other offers after he was released from the team, the wideout had decided he would either play for Carolina or not play in the NFL at all.</p><p>With Thielen back in Minnesota and Coker sidelined for at least the first four games of the season, Renfrow should see the field for the Panthers. Carolina added Tetairoa McMillan eighth overall in the 2025 draft and former first-round pick Xavier Legette will return as well. But the team is anticipating a leap from third-year passer Bryce Young and there’s definitely a role for a QB-friendly slot receiver.</p><p>Renfrow set career-highs across the board with his 100-catch, 1,000-yard, 9-touchdown 2021 campaign with the Las Vegas Raiders. He earned a Pro Bowl nod for the strong season and appeared to be an ascending player.</p><p>However, Renfrow fell off over the next two years before being forced to sit out 2024. Now he’ll have an opportunity to continue playing football. As long as he can prevent “Bluey” from sabotaging his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Did ‘Bluey’ nearly cost Hunter Renfrow an NFL job?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-hunter-renfrow-reaffirms-commitment-with-free-agency-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Hunter Renfrow reaffirms commitment with free agency admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/full.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Hunter Renfrow reaffirms commitment with free agency admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-01T11:17:31-07:00">September 1st, 11:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-01T11:17:31-07:00">September 1st, 11:17am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-jalen-coker-significant-quad-injury">Carolina Panthers suffered a tough injury</a> with the loss of Jalen Coker. But they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-carolina-reunites-receiver-hunter-renfrow-adam-thielen-trade">reunited with Hunter Renfrow</a>. And the veteran receiver reaffirmed his commitment to the Panthers with his free-agency admission.</p><p>Renfro said <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1962555854797865037" rel="noopener">he had choices</a>, according to a post on X by Joe Person.</p><p>“Hunter Renfrow says he had other offers. But he was either going to play for the Panthers or not at all.”</p><p>The Panthers released Renfrow during final roster cuts. However, the injury to Coker reopened the door for Renfrow to return.</p><h2><b>Panthers WR Hunter Renfrow back in business</b></h2><p>The 29-year-old Renfrow, a former Pro Bowl slot receiver, did not play in 2024 because of his battle with ulcerative colitis. He now stands as WR4 in the Panthers’ suddenly depleted wide receiver room.</p><p>Renfrow’s illness left him feeling his NFL days <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46112946/panthers-bring-back-hunter-renfrow-place-jalen-coker-ir" rel="noopener">might be over</a>, according to ESPN.</p><p>“I felt so bad those two years, and I felt like I let my teammates down so much,” Renfrow said earlier this year. “Because I had expectations. I just signed a new contract [in 2022]. I had a new coaching staff that I was going to be perfect for. And I was just a dud.</p><p>“I was like, ‘Man, I know I don’t feel well, but I do not want to play football again. Like, I do not want to let people down. I just want to go over here in my corner, do what I do, get into business.'”</p><p>Renfrow still has the ability to make things happen on the NFL field, said offensive coordinator Brad Idzik.</p><p>“He’s got some freaky lateral quickness,” Idzik said. “And then when he opens up, he’s like big strides, a powerful first four steps, which simulates, ‘I’m going full-tilt vertical.’ He simulates that every single time, and then he eats up whatever leverage you give him.”</p><p>Tetairoa McMillan headlines the Panthers’ receivers with Xavier Legette as WR2. Also in the starting lineup are David Moore. Renfrow, Jimmy Horn Jr., and Brycen Tremayne serve as backups. The lack of overall talent could make things tougher for third-year quarterback Bryce Young.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Hunter Renfrow reaffirms commitment with free agency admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-hunter-renfrow-garnering-significant-interest-after-panthers-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Hunter Renfrow garnering significant interest after Panthers release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Carolina-Panthers-WR-Hunter-Renfrow.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Hunter Renfrow garnering significant interest after Panthers release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-28T12:10:03-07:00">August 28th, 12:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-28T12:10:03-07:00">August 28th, 12:10pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 NFL season is just one week away. This has been a busy week in the NFL as every team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/5-biggest-surprises-final-nfl-roster-cuts">cut down to their final 53-man rosters</a>. Now it appears that one surprising player could have multiple teams fighting over his services just before Week 1.</p><p>Hunter Renfrow is reportedly <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1961116318540747236" rel="noopener">receiving a lot of interest</a> from NFL teams ahead of the regular season, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“Veteran WR Hunter Renfrow has interest from several teams and is weighing his options after his surprise release from the #Panthers, per sources,” Pelissero wrote on Thursday. “Carolina wants to bring him back. But Renfrow, 29, has opportunities elsewhere and is mulling his next move.”</p><p>Renfrow played five seasons for the Raiders between 2019 and 2023. The former fifth-round pick broke out during the 2021 season. He hauled in a whopping 103 receptions for 1,038 yards and nine touchdowns that season.</p><p>Unfortunately, Renfrow never saw that level of production again.</p><p>Renfrow’s role decreased dramatically over the next two seasons, logging only 61 receptions for 585 yards and two touchdowns over that span.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-hunter-renfrow-release-las-vegas-start-new-league-year">Renfrow was cut by the Raiders</a> before the 2024 season.</p><p>He stayed away from the NFL last year <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44955249/panthers-renfrow-ulcerative-colitis-led-year-nfl" rel="noopener">while he was treated for ulcerative colitis</a>. The chronic inflammatory disease forced Renfrow to rop from 185 pounds to 150 pounds last year. At one point, he ran a 103-degree fever for seven straight days.</p><p>Renfrow reportedly started feeling better by July of 2024 and has been doing increasingly well ever since. He began pushing himself during his workouts in January. He even spent time with Clemson’s training staff to get back into shape.</p><p>The veteran receiver<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-ex-raiders-star-agrees-sign-carolina-2025-nfl-draft"> signed a one-year contract with the Panthers</a> following the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>He held his down during training camp and even logged four receptions for 12 yards during the preseason.</p><p>The Panthers cut Renfrow earlier this week, but clearly have designs on bringing him back to their practice squad. But Renfrow sounds like he will take his time before making any final decisions about who he plays for next.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see if Renfrow can successfully make a comeback during the 2025 NFL season.</p><p>If he becomes a contributor on an NFL team, he’ll be a shoo-in for Comeback Player of the Year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Hunter Renfrow garnering significant interest after Panthers release

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-hunter-renfrow-update-fire-up-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dave Canales’ Hunter Renfrow update will fire up Panthers fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hunter-Renfrow-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Dave Canales’ Hunter Renfrow update will fire up Panthers fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-28T17:49:33-07:00">May 28th, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-28T18:02:42-07:00">May 28th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hunter Renfrow is making a comeback. The former Raiders wide receiver seemed to disappear despite a Pro Bowl season with Las Vegas not long ago. But after spending last season away from football, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-ex-raiders-star-agrees-sign-carolina-2025-nfl-draft">Renfrow signed with the Carolina Panthers</a> following the 2025 draft and his new head coach is excited by <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dave-canales-hunter-renfrow-is-making-huge-strides-looks-good-after-a-year-off" rel="noopener">what he’s seen</a> from the wideout so far.</p><p>“You see weekly he just makes these huge strides, just getting his feet under him… Having coached wide receivers, I can tell he’s got a lot in his game: Releases, top of the route setup, avoidance, different things where he can double up stuff at the top of his routes, and you can see him kind of working through his inventory, his tool bag if you will,” Panthers coach Dave Canales said of his newest receiver, per ProFootballTalk.</p><p>“It’s been really cool to watch him, as his feet get underneath him, and the explosiveness, all the little things show up. It’s been really fun to see,” Canales added.</p><h2><b>Can the Panthers revive Hunter Renfrow’s NFL career?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hunter-Renfrow-3.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Renfrow was a fifth-round pick out of Clemson back in 2019. He put together two solid seasons to begin his career before treating Raiders fans to his 103-catch, 1,038-yard, nine-touchdown 2021 campaign that earned him a Pro Bowl nod.</p><p>However, after breaking out in 2021, Renfrow mysteriously faded away in Las Vegas over the next two seasons before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-hunter-renfrow-release-las-vegas-start-new-league-year">Raiders released him</a> and he sat out all of last year.</p><p>Now a member of the Panthers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-hunter-renfrow-reveals-shocking-reason-2024-nfl-absence">Renfrow revealed the reason for his absence</a> in 2024. The 29-year-old wideout had been dealing with the autoimmune condition ulcerative colitis. The illness impacted his health and made playing football impossible. But with the condition under control, Renfrow is giving the NFL another shot. And Canales and the Panthers couldn’t be happier.</p><p>Even if the former Raider puts up stats similar to his rookie seasons (49 receptions for 605 yards and four touchdowns) he could be a key contributor on a team that suddenly appears stacked with receiving talent.</p><p>The Panthers just spent a first-round draft pick on a wideout as the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-tetairoa-mcmillan-27-9-million-rookie-contract">signed Tetairoa McMillan to a $27.9 million rookie contract</a>. Carolina also has dependable veteran Adam Thielen and 2024 first-round pick Xavier Legette joining Renfrow in the receivers room. That’s a lot of talent to help promising third-year quarterback Bryce Young continue to develop.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dave Canales’ Hunter Renfrow update will fire up Panthers fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-hunter-renfrow-reveals-shocking-reason-2024-nfl-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Hunter Renfrow reveals shocking reason for 2024 NFL absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hunter-Renfrow-snares-the-ball-in-warmups.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Panthers’ Hunter Renfrow reveals shocking reason for 2024 NFL absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-29T17:02:12-07:00">April 29th, 5:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-29T17:03:05-07:00">April 29th, 5:03pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If one just glanced at the Carolina Panthers 5-12 record and Bryce Young’s overall pedestrian numbers from last season without watching the team play, they would come to the conclusion that the franchise remains in despair. It is still too early to know if the Cats can reach true relevance at some point soon, but they are at least on an upward trajectory. Veteran wide receiver Hunter Renfrow wants to aid in this rebuilding effort in any way possible.</p><p>He knows where he fits in the NFL landscape at this stage of his career and is just grateful for the chance to compete for a spot on a team that holds a special place in his heart. Despite being only 29 years of age, Renfrow’s <a href="https://www.panthers.com/news/for-hunter-renfrow-this-second-chance-is-about-more-than-football-ulcerative-colitis" rel="noopener">body was pushed to its limits</a> in 2024. The autoimmune condition ulcerative colitis is primarily the reason why he fell off the NFL grid and popped up in another industry.</p><p>“It kicked my butt pretty good,” the former Pro Bowl selection told Panthers.com’s Darin Gantt. “Last year, I fluctuated in weight; I went down to 150 pounds. I had like seven straight days of 103-degree fevers. It’s tough to play when you’re not feeling great.”</p><p>Instead of catching passes on the gridiron, Renfrow was serving as a partner in a privately owned company in South Carolina called ESS Industrial, which, in part, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/ex-pro-bowl-wr-hunter-renfrow-working-unique-family-job">provides recycling services</a>. It was quite the career change, but this man is a master at adapting to his environment.</p><h2><b>What Hunter Renfrow can bring to the Panthers</b></h2><p>The Myrtle Beach native was a walk-on at Clemson and proceeded to win two national championships, catching the game-winning touchdown in the Tigers’ classic 35-31 title win over Alabama in 2017. At 5-foot-10, Hunter Renfrow has faced adversity all along his football path, but he has stayed the course.</p><p>The 2019 fifth-round draft pick trudged through the mud and emerged as a solid slot receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, totaling 103 receptions, 1,038 yards and nine touchdowns during the 2021-22 campaign. He is now hoping to make an impact with Carolina.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-ex-raiders-star-agrees-sign-carolina-2025-nfl-draft">The Panthers signed Renfrow</a> to a contract on April 27, almost two months after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/ex-raiders-wr-hunter-renfrow-hilarious-reaction-retirement-rumor-goes-viral">false retirement rumors surfaced</a>. The career underdog is looking to make a comeback with the franchise he rooted for as a kid. Growing up in the Carolinas, Renfrow became attached to the Panthers. He understands their history and the fan base’s passion. His unique perspective could play nicely on this version of the Cats.</p><p>He has to make the squad first, though, and that will not be easy.</p><h2><b>The WR competition could be stiff in Charlotte</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tetairoa-McMillan-of-Arizona.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Panthers’ wide receiver room includes 2017 Second-Team All-Pro Adam Thielen, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-what-tetairoa-mcmillan-vows-bring-carolina">rookie and All-American Tetairoa McMillan</a>, promising second-year talents Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker, Colorado Buffaloes standout Jimmy Horn Jr. and NFL vet David Moore. Climbing the depth chart will especially be challenging after a yearlong layoff.</p><p>But Hunter Renfrow is just happy to resume his football journey. Hopefully, regardless of how it turns out, he will get everything he wants out of it.</p><p>“One of the reasons why I wanted to come back, my thought process was, I want to really enjoy the time with the receivers and time with the team and time with my teammates and just be the best teammate I can,” Renfrow said. “I want to be real intentional about that and try to lock in and get in with the guys and have a good time and, and just be a resource any way I can.”</p><p>Bryce Young, the young wideouts and the rest of the Panthers team would be wise to absorb all the knowledge and motivation this gritty individual has to offer, for however long he is allowed to offer it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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