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ESPN
The real money on McLaurin’s new deal won’t be known until the three-year extension is filed with the league and the total guarantees and true breakdown are known. For now, the headline is that McLaurin received a nice per-year average number, and the total contract is worth “up to” $96 million over three years, according to sources.
It could be discovered in the next few days that the team got the deal it wanted. So, saying which side won or lost in this situation is premature and will ultimately become irrelevant.
What matters now is that Washington can enter its Sept. 7 opener against the New York Giants feeling good and with its best receiver in tow.
NFL.com
McLaurin earned his second Pro Bowl selection last season, posting a career-high and franchise-record 13 touchdown catches, along with 82 receptions and 1,096 yards.
Despite the aforementioned D.C. QB carousel — which featured six different primary starters and an assortment of fill-ins — McLaurin has been a constant producer for Washington. The 2019 NFL Draft third-round pick has been his team’s leader in receptions and receiving yards in each of his six years. He’s put together a string of five straight 1,000-yard campaigns, becoming the first in NFL history to do so with a different primary starter at QB every year, per NFL Research.
Pro Football Talk
All too often in player contracts, the initial numbers leaked to the lineup of Twitter thumb racers have been inflated. No one asks questions before hitting the post button, because he/she who hesitates has lost.
Then, the real numbers emerge. And the truth becomes known. And it’s not the same as the initial reports.
As to the new deal signed by Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin, some of the initial reports pegged the three-year extension at $96 million, giving it a straight $32 million new-money APY. At least one report described it as being worth “over” $96 million.
Then came something likely closer to the truth. The magic words “up to” were added to the number. Which is another way of saying “not $96 million.”
That makes the truth even more important to knowing the actual value of the deal. As one source who has been attempting to dredge up the real numbers told PFT on Monday, the details have been “very elusive.”
The truth inevitably will emerge. When it does, we’ll have it. If the numbers are delayed long enough, few will care by then.
Washington Post (paywall)
Now that McLaurin’s contract dispute with the Commanders has ended, let’s get to the important part: What kind of performance can we expect from McLaurin over the course of that three-year,...
