Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is “not happy with where things are with an extension,” according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler (via Bleacher Report’s Joseph Zucker).
McLaurin and the Commanders have been working on a new contract throughout the offseason, and this is not the first report of his dissatisfaction with negotiations. He skipped OTAs and mandatory minicamp over frustration with extension talks as he enters the final season of a three-year deal signed in July 2022.
Since signing his first extension, McLaurin has continued to produce as one of the league’s top pass-catchers. 2024 was his fourth fully-healthy season in a row and his fifth with at least 1,000 receiving yards; he also posted career-highs in catch rate (70.1%), success rate (58.1%) and touchdowns (13), the last of wich trailed only Ja’Marr Chase. For his efforts, McLaurin earned the second Pro Bowl nod of his six-year career and his first selection as an All-Pro (second-team).
With an ascending offense led by a quarterback on a rookie contract, the Commanders would appear to be in a position to reward one of their best and longest-tenured players. Extending McLaurin would also lower his 2025 cap hit, which currently ranks 20th among all players. However, the sides had made little progress as of late June, and that still seems to be the case, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“There’s no update…and that’s the problem,” said Schefter on the Pat McAfee Show, noting that comparable receivers like D.K. Metcalf signed for over $30MM per year this offseason. However, as Schefter added, perennial 1,000-yard wideout Mike Evans signed for just $24MM last offseason.
“There really is quite a difference and a gap between what both sides would want,” continued Schefter. “They have not made any progress.”
Teams may inquire about trading for McLaurin, per Schefter, but he “cannot envision the Commanders moving on.” He characterized the stalemate in Washington as similar to T.J. Watt‘s situation in Pittsburgh: both sides want to get a deal done with the expectation of reaching an agreement before the season, but as of now, they are “not close.”
McLaurin is due to report to training camp on July 27, so the parties have a few weeks to hammer out a deal to stave off a potential hold-in this summer.
You hate to see it.
Go birds
He’s been consistent with 4 or 5 different starting QB’s since entering the league. They need to reward him.
It’s seriously ridiculous how ungrateful they are for him giving those weak teams any semblance of an offense all those years.
“Reward him”….isn’t he currently got a contract that pays him money for his performance?…you commenter’s make it sound as if he’s due some sort of bonus for playing and performing…we’ll I might add…under a contract that we’d kill to earn just for 1 year….if he somehow finishes this contract and moves on to another team…he’ll be paid and paid well…seems like the Commanders want to pay for future performance not what they’ve already paid him for in the past.
I found the Commanders GM’s burner account
Dear lord stop it.
Please tell me what message you’re trying to send to the rest of the team if you’re not going to reward a guy that’s been consistently good year in and year out.
If the commanders wanted to pay for future performance they wouldn’t have picked up Deebo because he’s constantly out of shape and can’t run routes to save his life.
And very subpar coaching. I said the same thing. He’s basically a seasoned Garret Wilson. Big numbers despite mediocre QB rotation and awful coaching
Pay dat man. Pay dat man hees money.
Dat man already getting paid man
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Stop shilling for the owners.
yep UNDER”paid”
I get he’s as good as Metcalf and wants to be paid equally but Metcalf is over paid. If you don’t want to over pay the man then trade him away.
Ridiculous take.
Wonder what he wants. Maybe 27? 29? His track record with multiple mediocre QBs and subpar coaching is actually impressive. He’s a huge piece for Daniels I’d sign him asap
Reports said he wants $30-37m.
Reasonable
Washington giving Terry the business just like they did with Trent Williams. If Daniels had the same NFL experience as Joe Burrow I’m sure he’d be telling Adam Peters to stop jerking around and sign McLaurin.
One year contracts. Solved.