Panthers wide receiver Hunter Renfrow said college coach Dabo Swinney talked him out of retiring after he was released by the Raiders.

Hunter Renfrow knows that keeping a spot in the Carolina Panthers ' receiver room won't be easy, but he's well on his way. The 29-year-old veteran has become one of the early standouts from this summer's training camp. He was asked, following yet another impressive practice on Monday, why he believes that's been the case.

Renfrow's work in the spring drew positive reviews around the team and head coach Dave Canales said on Saturday that his early training camp work has prompted memories of the wideout's best days on the football field.