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The Las Vegas Raiders and wide receiver
Hunter Renfrow have reached an agreement on a contract extension, the team announced.
Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the new two-year, $32 million deal includes $21 million in guaranteed
money for Renfrow, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2021.
The 26-year-old Clemson product has
developed into one of the league’s premier slot receivers since the
Raiders selected him in the fifth round of the 2019 draft.
After posting solid numbers across his
first two seasons—1,261 yards and six touchdowns in 29 games—he enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2021 to the tune of 103 catches for 1,038 yards and
nine scores in 17 contests.
The Raiders reached the playoffs with a
10-7 record, but they still went through a coaching
change in the offseason as longtime New England Patriots assistant
Josh McDaniels took over as their new head coach.
Renfrow told Tashan Reed of The
Athletic he’s happy with the direction of the offense under McDaniels
and offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi.
“Sometimes I can get a little too
creative, so they’re doing a great job of, ‘This is why we’re
doing it, and we’ve got to stay within the framework and the
parameters that we put in place,'” he said. “I’ve loved
being a little more process-driven and detailed.”
Renfrow, who received a strong 80.6
overall grade from Pro Football Focus last season, will likely see
his target share drop in 2022 following the arrival of Davante Adams
in a blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers.
That said, the trio of Adams, Renfrow
and tight end Darren Waller should give the Raiders one of the NFL’s
most productive pass-catching trios and could push quarterback Derek
Carr, who ranked fifth with 4,804 passing yards last season, toward
the top spot in that category.
Even if Renfrow’s targets drop
somewhere into the 80s, which would be a middle ground between his
2020 and 2021 seasons, he’ll remain a vital part of the offense,
especially on third down.
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