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The Washington Commanders and star wide receiver Terry McLaurin have yet to agree to a new contract extension. There remains no panic on either side as training camp is still two weeks away. The old saying, “deadlines spur action,” is true in this case, at least that’s what all sides hope.
Often, when a player and his team are at odds over a contract, things can become contentious. That’s not the case with the Commanders and McLaurin. Per James Palmer of Bleacher Report, head coach Dan Quinn and McLaurin have maintained constant contact throughout the negotiations.
“He held out of OTAs, out of minicamp, let’s remember this, though, Dan Quinn has stayed in constant contact with Terry McLaurin,” Palmer said. “Throughout this offseason, it hasn’t been contentious in that sense to where he’s separate from the organization. Is there distance? Is there frustration? Certainly. Did they make really any headway through the entire month of June? To my understanding, no, they really didn’t. And they were pretty far apart in really making any sort of progress.”
Palmer then offered some insight into what McLaurin is looking for and his argument.
“Now, he has comparable numbers to some of the players that have been paid,” Palmer said. “Obviously, that’s part of Terry’s argument. Does he want to reset the market? No, we understand (Bengals WR) Ja’Marr Chase hit that $40 million (annually). But what he’s looking at, from my understanding, more importantly, is that there’s seven players making more than $30 (million). And you look at a guy who is a No. 2 wide receiver in Tee Higgins, who’s making about $28 (million), Terry understands that he should be, and I agree with this, in those 30s numbers.”
Two important things here. McLaurin is not looking to break the bank. I don’t think anyone ever believed McLaurin was trying to challenge Chase’s salary. He should make over $30 million, and that’s not debatable.
Most importantly, McLaurin has remained in contact with Quinn. When Quinn spoke to the media last month, he said he’d been in contact with McLaurin. It’s worth noting that McLaurin didn’t skip the entire offseason program. He only skipped Phase 3 — the voluntary on-field workouts — and minicamp. While he may be frustrated with the current negotiations, McLaurin remains in a good place with the organization.
Eventually, something will get done.
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