Previous reports indicated that unsettled Washington Commanders huge receiver Terry McLaurin was seeking to land “components” of the five-year, $150M contract
that the Pittsburgh Steelers gave DK Metcalf earlier this yr.
For an article revealed on Wednesday morning, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic provided an replace concerning why McLaurin and the Commanders have not come to phrases on an extension after the 29-year-old requested a commerce on July 31.
“One particular person with data of McLaurin’s contract negotiations mentioned the veteran receiver has requested for greater than DK Metcalf,” Jhabvala revealed.
McLaurin is within the final year
of his present deal and can flip 30 years outdated in September. To match, Metcalf will flip 28 in December.
That mentioned, McLaurin emerged final season as the favourite goal for quarterback Jayden Daniels as Daniels guided the Commanders to the NFC Championship Sport.
“McLaurin believes he’s among the best receivers within the NFL,” Jhabvala added. “He’s been the Commanders’ main receiver each season since he entered the league (in 2019), and final yr had the second-most receiving TDs within the league behind Ja’Marr Chase’s 17. He additionally ranked third in (anticipated factors added) on targets and seventh in catch fee amongst receivers with a minimum of 100 targets final yr, however amongst that very same group, McLaurin’s complete receiving yards (1,096) ranked twelfth and his common yards after the catch ranked twenty fifth.”
Daniels appeared optimistic whereas talking concerning the ongoing contract standoff throughout the ESPN broadcast of Monday’s preseason sport between the Commanders and Cincinnati Bengals when he mentioned he knew McLaurin would “be coming by the door quickly.”
Nevertheless, Jhabvala famous that “it wouldn’t be a shock if the [Commanders have] set a most vary of $27M to $28M a yr in common annual worth for McLaurin.” That appears to counsel the 2 sides aren’t all that near coming to phrases on an settlement.
It is unclear if McLaurin is prepared to forfeit cash by sitting out Washington’s Week 1 sport in opposition to the New York Giants on Sept. 7 amid his want for a pay increase. If he is not, he might must quickly settle for the provide that is on the desk to ensure himself future earnings past the upcoming season.
