{"id":294812,"date":"2025-08-17T07:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294812\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T07:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:35:22","slug":"terry-mclaurin-washington-commanders-take-major-step-in-contract-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294812\/","title":{"rendered":"Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders take major step in contract dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Commanders and Terry McLaurin<\/a> could be closer to a contract resolution, according to NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport. McLaurin is reportedly coming off the PUP list, signaling a ramp up period.<\/p>\n

\u201cA small step: Commanders WR Terry McLaurin is coming off the PUP list, as he\u2019s set to ramp up \u2014 the next step in returning to practice,\u201d Rapoport wrote on Twitter\/X.<\/a> \u201cThere is no indication of progress on an extension. But with the season looming, McLaurin will begin the process of getting his body ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it doesn\u2019t indicate a new contract coming for the star wide receiver, the fact that he\u2019s getting back onto the field could suggest both sides want to make it work with the season just weeks away.<\/p>\n

As of last week, it was a difficult situation for McLaurin and the Commanders. The star pass catcher even requested a trade and ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler explained the difficulty of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cScary Terry\u2019s contract situation remains scary,\u201d Fowler said<\/a>. \u201cThey have been far apart. I\u2019ll put it this way: He has wanted metrics of the\u00a0DK Metcalf<\/a>\u00a0contract. $32 million. I\u2019m told the Washington Commanders have only been slightly above where he was before, which is $23 million. So, take that gap. That\u2019s $7 or $8 million that they have to bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

McLaurin has played his entire career, going back to 2019, with the Commanders. That\u2019s included going to the Pro Bowl twice in the last three seasons. Last season, one of those Pro Bowl seasons, he was phenomenal with 82 receptions for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns. That was a career high in touchdowns.<\/p>\n

In 2022, McLaurin signed a three-year, $71 million contract with a $28 million signing bonus. Since then, wide receivers have seen a boost in their contracts. In the case of DK Metcalf, who Fowler suggested is being used as a model, his contract was signed this past offseason for five years and $150 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cWashington, I\u2019m told, has gotten some calls about McLaurin,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cThere\u2019s some interest league-wide. They have no interest in trading him still. So, this is a classic standoff as we\u2019re about to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan Morrison contributed to this report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Commanders and Terry McLaurin could be closer to a contract resolution, according to NFL Network\u2019s Ian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[427,7,6,46105,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-294812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-commanders","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-terry-mclaurin-14-cathedral","12":"tag-washington","13":"tag-washington-commanders","14":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115042957877403913","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}