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After a tireless offseason saga, an NFC East team signed their star player.
The Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin reached agreement Monday on a three-year contract extension worth up to $96 million that will end his hold-in and get him in uniform for the regular-season opener against the Giants, agents Buddy Baker and Tony Bonagura told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
McLaurin receives a $30 million signing bonus in the deal, sources told ESPN.
McLaurin and the Commanders’ front office had been at odds over his value since talks began early this offseason. By getting the deal done now, the Commanders will retain their most consistent offensive player since he arrived as a third-round pick in 2019.
McLaurin, coming off his second Pro Bowl appearance, has surpassed 1,000 yards for five consecutive seasons.
He had hoped that would result in a speedy extension, but that did not come, and McLaurin expressed deep frustration during a 30-minute news conference July 15. He did not report to camp a week later and was fined for missing the first four days — a total of $200,000. He already had been fined $104,768 for missing the mandatory three-day minicamp in June.
But after reporting, McLaurin was placed on the physically unable to perform list with an ankle injury the team said had occurred late in the season. He was able to participate in voluntary workouts in the spring before skipping the OTA practice and minicamp. He was activated from the PUP list Aug. 16.
McLaurin requested a trade July 31, but that was not something Washington considered.
By retaining McLaurin beyond this season, the Commanders give quarterback Jayden Daniels his favorite target when the season begins. The two players developed a strong rapport in camp last season, which carried into 2024, when McLaurin finished with 82 catches for 1,096 yards. His 13 touchdowns was one less than his tally over his previous three years combined.
Despite trading for him, Philadelphia cut one of their offensive lineman.
The Philadelphia Eagles have made a surprising cut.
Just months after acquiring Kenyon Green in a trade with the Houston Texans, Philadelphia has waived the former first-round pick.
The Eagles landed Green and a fifth-round pick in exchange for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and a sixth-rounder in March. The Texas A&M product was expected to compete for a backup guard spot, but wasn’t able to earn it.
Houston selected Green with the No. 15 pick in the 2022 NFL draft and he never really made an impact in 27 career games, 23 of which he started. Green missed most of the 2023 season after suffering a shoulder injury in the team’s final preseason game. Pro...
