29-yr-old ex-Pro Bowl WR Hunter Renfrow now working for unique family job

The Department of Commerce calls Renfrow a “recycling ambassador” in the post. Endearingly (and surprisingly for the internet), most of the replies to the original LinkedIn message are positive and supportive, applauding Renfrow for helping the planet, wishing him luck on this next phase of his career, and nostalgically referring to him as “3rd and Renfrow” (his football nickname given his penchant for clutch 3rd down receptions).

Indeed, Renfrow is just four years removed from his Pro Bowl season with the Raiders, and seven years removed from the second of his national championships as a receiver at Clemson.

But as the story spread across social media, the central components got jumbled together to create something new — but unlike recycling itself, this regurgitation proved less than beneficial for the planet. One football site spun the post into an announcement of Renfrow’s football retirement.

Hunter Renfrow even took to his own X/Twitter account for the first time in almost a year to declare, “Just when I thought about making a comeback I get hit with this bombshell…… guess I shouldn’t have started working out again 2 months ago lol.”

At least he has a sense of humor about it. Renfrow’s comments make it sound like his role at ESS Industrial may be more side hustle/ambassador in nature, with pro football still in the picture. But whatever his job title is there, it’s nice to see a post about an NFL wide receiver promoting recycling going viral, even if it’s more about the novelty of Renfrow’s second act than a desire to help our needy planet.