Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow is one of the players on the outside looking in as the Las Vegas Raiders are expected to make some significant changes this offseason. Despite participating in all 17 games, he finished the previous season with just 25 catches.
Next season, Renfrow’s salary cap charge is scheduled to be $13.68 million; however, if he is cut, it would only be a $5.5 million dead cap hit. The Raiders will attempt to move the wide receiver, but Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal predicts that he won’t be with the team until 2024.
In a mailbag dated February 16, Bonsignore stated, “The Raiders will look to trade their veteran wide receiver before releasing him.”
However, Renfrow should be fired later this spring if he refuses to renegotiate the terms of his contract, which calls for him to make $11.153 million in the final year.
Renfrow has always been a Raiders fan favorite, and after making the Pro Bowl in 2021, it appeared as though he was going to take off. He hasn’t been as open as he once was, though, and has declined in recent years. In the unlikely event that he agrees to a significant contract modification, he will most likely be playing elsewhere in 2024.
Possibility Will Hunter Renfrow Go Back to Vegas?
Hunter Renfrow hasn’t had many serious injuries in his brief 28 years of life. Perhaps he just didn’t fit into Josh McDaniels’ offensive scheme. This summer, the Raiders hired Luke Getsy to be their offensive coordinator. Getsy will be implementing a brand-new scheme.
Getsy might have visions of a role for Renfrow, but the former Pro Bowl player faces a challenge because the Raiders have several receivers who can play in the slot. Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Jakobi Meyers primarily played in the slot, where Davante Adams causes a lot of damage.
Renfrow isn’t the most athletic wide receiver but he was able to make plays due to elite route running and great hands. However, he hasn’t been able to get open much the last two seasons and hasn’t been able to make the spectacular catches like he was able to before. It might be best for both sides if Renfrow gets a fresh start elsewhere. A reunion with Derek Carr on the New Orleans Saints would make a lot of sense and could be just what the wide receiver needs.
