Another domino has fallen. The offseason quartet of receivers A.J. Brown, Deebo Samuel, DK Metcalf, and Terry McLaurin sought out new contracts and the process has been slow to say the least. Brown received a contract with the Eagles after a trade, but the Washington Commanders decided to keep one of their own in house.
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin is signing a three-year contract extension on Tuesday that is worth up to $71 million in new money that puts him amongst the league’s top-five highest-paid receivers, according to sources. It’s a big thing for the Commanders as they assured everyone all offseason long they had no intention to trade McLaurin.
The 26-year-old and former third round pick has produced back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons in Washington with sub-par quarterback play, and he’s scored 16 times in his three NFL seasons. McLaurin will have Carson Wentz throwing him passes in 2022, and he’ll be a solid WR2 target going into his fourth season.