CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow dropped from 185 pounds to 150 pounds last year while being treated for ulcerative colitis, which played a big role in his decision to step away from the NFL after being released by the Las Vegas Raiders.
There was a stretch where the newest member of the Carolina Panthers suffered through seven straight days of 103-degree fevers.
Renfrow, 29, wondered if he would play football again after disappointing 2022 and 2023 seasons.
"I felt so bad those two years, and I felt like I let my teammates down so much,'' Renfrow said Thursday.