Former Clemson star Hunter Renfrow is dealing with an injury that has kept him out of practice for about a week.

Renfrow, who signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers back in April, is tending to a hamstring injury. He is still not practicing, but Panthers head coach Dave Canales said on Tuesday that Renfrow is making progress in his recovery.

“He is doing great,” Canales told reporters. “He’s in return-to-play right now with our training department. He’s running, he’s cutting. I think it’s just the load of practice that we’re just trying to be smart on, and making sure that we get him completely healthy so we can really see him in these games. And I feel really strongly that he’s there, but I think it’s more of a capacity thing. We just don’t want to take him through a full day’s work, throw him into team settings and just forget about the fact that we had something come up. But he’s doing great right now.”

Canales added that the Panthers “have not made the decision” about whether Renfrow will play in the team’s first preseason game against the Cleveland Browns in Charlotte on Friday night.

Per Alex Zietlow of The Charlotte Observer, Renfrow wasn’t in pads again Wednesday, marking the fifth missed practice for the 29-year-old wideout.

Renfrow has been impressive when he’s been able to practice during training camp. Canales recently called Renfrow “a great story” as he returns to action after missing all of the 2024 season while dealing with health challenges stemming from a diagnosis of the autoimmune condition ulcerative colitis.

“It’s just the Hunter Renfrow I remember,” Canales said of the 2019 fifth-round pick. “He looks healthy. I think everyone who’s watched football over the last four or five years remembers what he looks like, and he’s really playing at top form right now. I’m really excited to have him here and to have his family, which is right down the road here after this practice, to be able to just connect with him. And it’s a great story that’s unfolding right in front our eyes, so it’s really exciting to see him playing out there.”

Renfrow recorded 269 receptions for 2,884 yards and 17 touchdowns across his five seasons with the Raiders from 2019-23.

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