Carolina Panthers wide receiver Hunter Renfrow almost hung up his cleats for good after sitting out last season with ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease, but an old coach helped him change his mind.

Hunter Renfrow remembers being cut by the Las Vegas Raiders on March 13, 2024, and not even caring all that much. He had no desire to play football. Physically, he felt awful. He’d lost 35 pounds, went a week with a 103-degree fever and was completely zapped of the energy and fire he was once known to bring to the football