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A team source informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler of the surprise at how the situation has arrived at this point (video link). The source confirmed Washington’s desire to keep McLaurin, 29, in the organization for the remainder of his career. To more of an extent than the Commanders expected, however, attaining that goal has proven to be challenging.
Early this offseason, general manager Adam Peters made it clear an extension was high on the team’s to-do list.
In spite of those two factors, it has become increasingly team and player have not made much in the way of progress at the negotiating table. McLaurin is aiming for a third Washington contract, but his absence from spring practices was the first of multiple illustrations of his frustrations.
Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin may discover holding out pays off, but only marginally.
The Commanders veteran didn’t report to mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, becoming an official holdout. McLaurin wants to renegotiate his contract with one year remaining.
McLaurin joins some legendary Washington players who have held out for more money. Most did only marginally better while the most infamous one was a big loss.
Maybe McLaurin hits a payday, but with his 30th birthday approaching in September, the team is reluctant to hand out a long-term deal. General manager Adam Peters worked for San Francisco before taking over Washington last year. The 49ers are known for long contract talks before settling around the opening of training camp. If McLaurin doesn’t sign by minicamp’s end on Wednesday, he’ll likely wait until late July for training camp’s opening, too.
By the metric of OFFENSIVE points per game — in which defensive and/or return scores do not count — these were the top-10 units from the 2024 regular season:
So, which teams will fill each of those slots in the coming campaign? Here’s my prediction in countdown order, from 10 to 1.
C.J. Stroud took the league by storm in Year 1 before taking a step back in Year 2. Can Jayden Daniels avoid the sophomore slump that befell his Offensive Rookie of the Year predecessor? That’s the question at hand. And given Washington’s placement in the top half of this ranking, I evidently believe he can.
Why? Well, Stroud’s...
