Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has prompt on a number of events that he’s “a hundred percent” assured he’ll “be throwing some passes to” extensive receiver Terry McLaurin in the course of the 2025 season.
It appears Daniels could have had some inside data.
NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated revealed Friday that the scenario involving the Commanders and McLaurin “is in a greater spot than it’s been” because the 29-year-old requested a commerce on July 31.
“The perimeters began out fairly far aside,” wrote Breer, “so there was numerous floor to make up. Perhaps the deadlines within the subsequent couple of weeks will assist push an settlement via.”
The “fairly far aside” line could also be referencing a earlier report that claimed “one particular person with information of McLaurin’s contract negotiations” mentioned he had “requested for greater than” the common annual worth connected to DK Metcalf’s five-year, $150M take care of the Pittsburgh Steelers. That very same story insinuated that Washington could also be extra comfy paying McLaurin round $27M or $28M per season through a multiyear extension.
Coming off their journey to this yr’s NFC Championship Recreation, the Commanders possible will not be buying and selling McLaurin’s rights anytime quickly. At this level, Washington buying an acceptable substitute for McLaurin and getting him conversant in the crew’s offense in time for the Commanders’ Week 1 recreation in opposition to the New York Giants is unrealistic.
For an article revealed on Aug. 18, ESPN’s Ben Solak wrote that he believed the McLaurin-Commanders standoff would ultimately finish “with a compromise extension earlier than Week 1.”
It is unclear what McLaurin will do if this doesn’t happen earlier than the Giants matchup on Sept. 7, but it surely appears like the 2 sides may work one thing out.
