Terry McLaurin, Commanders Agree to 3-Year, $96M Contract

By Shawn Stewart

ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport has both reported that Terry McLaurin has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $96 million with the Washington Commanders, ending a contract stalemate that resulted in the All-Pro wide receiver requesting a trade.

McLaurin started training camp as a holdout amid failed contract negotiations as he entered the final season of a three-year, $68.4 million deal. In a surging wide receiver market in which eight receivers have signed contracts paying them $30 million or more per season, McLaurin presumably sought to cross that salary barrier.

McLaurin, 29, has emerged as one of the NFL’s most dependable and consistently productive receivers, earning Pro Bowl honors twice in the last three seasons and being named second-team All-Pro in 2024. He’s played in all 17 regular-season games in each of the last four seasons and has never played in fewer than 14 since joining the Commanders as a rookie in 2019.

McLaurin tallied 919 receiving yards as a rookie and has crossed the 1,000-yard threshold in each of his five seasons since. McLaurin was easily Washington’s No. 1 receiving option last season while tallying 82 catches for 1,096 yards and a career-high 13 touchdowns, nearly doubling his previous career-high of seven.