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Panthers OC Brad Idzik praises this WR for his insane ability to get open
It's getting harder and harder to imagine a Carolina Panthers roster that doesn't include wide receiver Hunter Renfrow.
Offensive coordinator Brad Idzik hit the lectern on Tuesday afternoon, following the team's latest session of training camp. As a former wideout and receivers coach, Idzik was asked about the depth currently sitting in Carolina's room of pass catchers.
"Oh, it's really deep," he told reporters. "I just applaud the competition, their approach. Been a part of a lot of rooms that have diverse skill sets. But this group, top to bottom, we say, 'Hey, we want you to conceptually learn so we plug you and play in different spots.' All those guys are playing in different spots, they're all challenging each other and pushing each other. You don't feel like there's a huge drop-off when you go from one group to the next."
That group features two first-round picks in Tetairoa McMillan and Xavier Legette, two-time Pro Bowler Adam Thielen and second-year standout Jalen Coker. The bunch also includes veteran Hunter Renfrow, who continues to make quite an impression on his comeback trail.
"He just gets open. He just knows how to get open," Idzik said of Renfrow with a wide smile. "You might have bad leverage, he knows how to steal leverage. He's got freaky lateral quickness. When he opens up, he's like—big strides, powerful first four steps, which simulates, 'I'm going full-tilt vertical.'"
Renfrow, who missed the entire 2024 campaign due to ulcerative colitis, signed a one-year deal with the Panthers back in April.
The 29-year-old Myrtle Beach, S.C. native recently missed a number of practices, as well as the team's first preseason game on Friday, with a hamstring injury. But he's returned this week, and seemingly hasn't missed a step . . .
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