Commanders Wideout Terry Mclaurin Requests Trade After Contract Talks Stall

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has requested a trade, according to aggregate reports connected Thursday.

Frustrated by nan deficiency of advancement successful negotiations toward a statement extension, McLaurin sat retired nan first 4 days of training campy earlier reporting connected Sunday. After reporting, he tin nary longer beryllium fined $50,000 per day.

McLaurin, who turns 30 successful September, became a hold-in and was placed connected nan team’s physically incapable to execute database pinch an evident ankle wounded suffered past season. He did not be organized squad activities and mandatory minicamp. He did, however, participate successful outpouring workouts.

“You’d for illustration to get these things done quicker, but it doesn’t ever hap that way,” wide head Adam Peters said. “Whatever happens on nan way, conscionable understand he’s a awesome subordinate and we want to support him here.”

With a guidelines net of $15.5m and headdress deed of $25.5m successful nan last play of a three-year, $68.3m contract, nan speedster is coming disconnected a profession twelvemonth pinch 1,096 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns and 82 receptions connected 117 targets. He added 3 scores and 227 yards connected 14 receptions successful 3 playoff games.

McLaurin and rookie backmost Jayden Daniels helped lead Washington (12-5) to their champion play since it won nan Super Bowl successful 1991. The Commanders knocked disconnected nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful nan NFC wild-ard information and Detroit Lions successful nan divisional information earlier falling to nan eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in nan NFC Championship Game.

Over six seasons pinch Washington, nan two-time Pro Bowl action (2022, 2024) has 6,379 receiving yards, 38 touchdowns and 460 catches successful 97 games.

A squad captain, McLaurin has deed nan 1,000-yard people for a franchise-record 5 consecutive seasons contempt instability astatine nan backmost position earlier Daniels’ NFL Offensive Rookie of nan Year campaign.