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The Washington Commanders have activated wide receiver Terry Mclaurin off the Physically Unable to Perform list, marking the next step toward him being ready to return to the field.
McLaurin will go through a ramp-up process to get ready for his debut. He was ruled out of participation for the Monday Night Football preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
“We’ve got a real process in our return to play that we believe in,” Quinn said. “We know it works, and we’ll hit all those steps as well.”
With three weeks until the Commanders’ 2025 season opener against the New York Giants at Northwest Stadium, Quinn said it was “important” for McLaurin to get him prepared for the game. McLaurin was not on the field for the team’s final practice before its matchup with the Bengals, which is part of Washington’s recovery plans for McLaurin.
Quinn added that the move to activate McLaurin is not related to the ongoing contract negotiations between him and the team.
“Definitely separate,” Quinn said. “This is about him getting ready to play, which is honestly awesome. It’s just cool seeing him get closer, because now you know [that] steps are getting closer to return to being on the field.”
In addition to being unavailable for the Bengals game, Quinn cast doubt on whether McLaurin would be available for the preseason finale against the Baltimore Ravens because of how little time is between the two games. However, assuming he is able to hit all his markers, McLaurin could be available for Week 1.
Quinn also confirmed that many of the starters would see action against the Bengals, although it won’t be much. He said that quarterback Jayden Daniels will play “a few series.” It is unlikely the Commanders will play many of their starters in the finale against the Ravens, which means this will be the only game reps Daniels will receive prior to the Week 1 opener.
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There is seemingly a report every day about McLaurin and the Commanders, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler offered the latest on Friday.
“From what I’m hearing, there’s still a pretty sizable gap in how they see the wide receiver market,” Fowler said. “Washington’s down here, Terry McLaurin’s pretty high up here. I’m told the player is dug in, remains frustrated, not a lot of traction on a trade right now, even though I do know there are some teams that are interested, or have at least called. But right now, I’m told Washington does remain optimistic in this despite some of the smoke around all of the issues, and him still out of practice. They feel like, when push comes to shove, closer to Week 1, they can reach some sort of compromise. It’s probably not going to be a situation where he plays out the...
