"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hunter Renfrow's phone was blowing up late last week while the soon-to-be-again Carolina Panthers wide receiver was picking up a trailer at a recycling business he helps run with his uncle in Woodruff, South Carolina. Only he didn't know it. Blame "Bluey." Yes, the animated children's television series played a role in Renfrow's return to the Panthers, less than a week after he was released."
"The 2019 fifth-round pick by the Las Vegas Raiders out of Clemson went from a Pro Bowler to out of the league in 2024 while recovering from ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease that impacted his health to the point that the Raiders released him. He began his comeback this past offseason with the Panthers, the only team he wanted to play for because he grew up watching them as a native of neighboring state South Carolina."
Hunter Renfrow left his phone in his vehicle while picking up a trailer at a recycling business he helps run with his uncle in Woodruff, South Carolina, and missed roughly 10 calls. His two young daughters were watching Bluey and did not answer the phone during the 30-minute stop. The missed calls came from Panthers head coach Dave Canales, general manager Dan Morgan and Renfrow's agent. Renfrow was a 2019 fifth-round pick who reached the Pro Bowl, went out of the league in 2024 while recovering from ulcerative colitis, and began a comeback this offseason with the Panthers.
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