{"id":256421,"date":"2025-08-02T17:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/256421\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:07:18","slug":"how-commanders-view-terry-mclaurins-stunning-trade-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/256421\/","title":{"rendered":"How Commanders view Terry McLaurin&#8217;s stunning trade request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commanders coach Dan Quinn is taking <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/31\/sports\/terry-mclaurin-requests-trade-from-commanders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terry McLaurin\u2019s trade request<\/a> in stride.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn told reporters that McLaurin told him of the demand before it went public Thursday and, essentially, called it business as usual for Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love Terry and are really glad he\u2019s here and hope he\u2019s practicing soon,\u201d Quinn told reporters of the star receiver, who went on the physically unable to perform list after holding out the first four days of camp. \u201cBut I also understand the business side of things. That\u2019s what they\u2019re working through. I love coaching him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McLaurin is considered a hold-in, with contract extension talks having gone nowhere to this point. Quinn said there was no need to address the situation with the team.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36720373\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/washington-commanders-head-coach-dan-108823188.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders head coach, speaking into a microphone.\" class=\"wp-image-36720373\"  \/>Dan Quinn isn\u2019t making a big deal out of the trade request. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers today are more aware of contracts than they used to be,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cThey recognize that\u2019s the business part. For the team, we\u2019re just rocking. For Terry, the trade request, that\u2019s part of normal business that\u2019s happening around the NFL. We understand it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis group is tight and they\u2019re focused on what they have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commanders are reportedly reluctant to pay McLaurin an amount commensurate\u00a0with the league\u2019s top receivers since he will be 31 when a new deal begins. <\/p>\n<p>Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45884983\/quinn-mclaurin-trade-request-normal-business-not-distraction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ESPN\u2019s John Keim<\/a>, the two sides are far apart in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36720364\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754154438_215_washington-commanders-wide-receiver-terry-108826039.jpg\" alt=\"Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders wide receiver, at practice.\" class=\"wp-image-36720364\"  \/>Terry McLaurin is doing a hold-in. AP<\/p>\n<p>McLaurin is coming off a season-high 13 touchdowns and has hit the 1,000-yard mark for five straight seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He was a major part of the Commanders\u2019 NFC title game run that marked the franchise\u2019s best season since winning the Super Bowl in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently attending meetings and walkthroughs while rehabbing an ankle injury that\u2019s been a nagging issue since late in the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to avoid judging it,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI recognize players are trying to set themselves and their families up, so I try not to put myself in that spot. It\u2019s too easy to say, \u2018Man, if I had that much I would be this or that.\u2019 So I don\u2019t go there. I try to support him as best I can, but we don\u2019t discuss the finance part of things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Commanders coach Dan Quinn is taking Terry McLaurin\u2019s trade request in stride. 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