{"id":22583,"date":"2025-05-04T07:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T07:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/22583\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T07:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T07:25:15","slug":"hunter-renfrow-talks-nfl-return-with-carolina-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/22583\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Renfrow talks NFL return with Carolina Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunter Renfrow<\/a> officially signed with the Carolina Panthers this week to officially restart his NFL career. <\/p>\n

He revealed recently that he had battled an autoimmune disease<\/a> that contributed to his year away from the game after being cut from the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

He said this week that he started feeling the effects of it around signing his big extension with the Raiders after a Pro Bowl 2021 season:<\/p>\n

“I just signed a new contract. I had a new coaching staff that I was going to be perfect for\u2026and I was just a dud, and I was like, man, I know I don’t feel well, but I do not want to play football again,” Renfrow admitted<\/a><\/p>\n

Then he received a diagnosis and, more importantly, a treatment plan. As life outside of football began to return to normal, so did the idea of playing again.<\/p>\n

“I went to a high school for a couple of high school football games, and I was like, man, they’re having fun. That’s what I used to do. I used to have fun playing this game.”<\/p>\n

He noticed that same joyfulness for the game when he would tune in to the Panthers in the latter half of last season. A former Raider, Renfrow made sure to watch that Week 3 win. Then, he came to Bank of America Stadium in Week 9 when his former quarterback, Derek Carr, was leading the Saints…<\/p>\n

“It looked like they were having fun, and it looked like they were playing for a guy like coach Canales, who I’ve heard great things about, and they were wanting to win for him and play for him and just had a lot of fun playing.<\/p>\n

“And so watching them progress towards the end of the year, it reminded me of a little bit like Clemson back in the 2010, 2011 (season) when coach Swinney was starting to get things going. You had some people buying in believing, and I saw some kind of similarity between that and what coach Canales was building.<\/p>\n

“So it was cool to watch and it was a lot of momentum to be able to come in and step into and just a lot of good energy in the building.”<\/p>\n

Renfrow had high praise for his new QB, Bryce Young.<\/p>\n

“Getting in here this week and watching him on film, he’s very mobile, you know, he’s got a high IQ and he just, he makes plays and he’s a winner and that’s what you want to be around. That’s what you want to build around,” said Renfrow.<\/p>\n

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