{"id":318511,"date":"2025-08-26T08:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/318511\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:19:23","slug":"im-thrilled-magic-johnson-celebrates-terry-mclaurin-signing-96-million-washington-commanders-deal-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/318511\/","title":{"rendered":"“I\u2019m thrilled” – Magic Johnson celebrates Terry McLaurin signing $96 million Washington Commanders deal | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""I\u2019m“I\u2019m thrilled” – Magic Johnson celebrates Terry McLaurin signing $96 million Washington Commanders deal (Image Source: Getty Images) The city of Washington is buzzing with sports excitement once again. A huge development has brought new energy to the NFL<\/a> team and sparked celebrations among fans. What makes the moment even more special is the reaction of NBA legend Magic Johnson, now a proud co-owner of the Washington Commanders. His words, shared on social media, turned a routine announcement into a headline moment that no one wanted to miss.<\/p>\n

Magic Johnson reacts after Washington Commanders confirm Terry McLaurin deal<\/p>\n

On Monday, August 26, NBA legend Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson, now 66 years old, went public with his reaction after the Washington Commanders made a headline announcement. Johnson, who became a co-owner of the Commanders in 2023, took to his official X account to share his thoughts.He wrote: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that we re-signed Terry McLaurin! Job well done by my partner Josh Harris and GM Adam Peters. This is great news for Commander players, our organization and all Commander fans! Terry is more than just a great football player; he is an outstanding leader and does tremendous things in the DMV community.\u201dThe message came just hours after ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter confirmed that the Commanders had reached a deal with star wide receiver Terry McLaurin. The three-year extension, worth up to $96 million, put an end to weeks of uncertainty around the player\u2019s future. Fans quickly pointed out a slip in Johnson\u2019s wording, noting that \u201cre-signed\u201d appeared as \u201cresigned.\u201d The playful confusion spread across social media, but the core message remained clear – Johnson was proud of the move and thrilled for the team.<\/p>\n

Terry McLaurin signs extension after tense Washington Commanders offseason<\/p>\n

The deal itself was confirmed earlier on August 26, when Terry McLaurin\u2019s agents, Buddy Baker and Tony Bonagura, finalized the extension. McLaurin, who had been holding out during training camp, finally ended his standoff with the front office just days before the Commanders face the New York Giants in their Week 1 game. The 28-year-old wideout admitted in July that the long wait had taken a toll. Speaking at the time, he said: \u201cI\u2019ve been pretty frustrated, not gonna lie. Everything that has transpired up until this point has been disappointing and frustrating. I want to continue my career here, I\u2019ve created my life here, my wife and I have bought our first home here, so this is somewhere I\u2019ve always wanted to be.\u201dPushing into the NFC Championship Game for the first time in over 30 years, he had 82 receptions for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023: the highest single-season performance of his career.Also Read: Anthony Davis left speechless after Marlen Davis drops shocking tease about his golf speed in Plano<\/a>This only gives more energy for both the Commanders and McLaurin to go forward. For Johnson, who has already invested in multiple sports teams across Los Angeles, this moment showed how strongly he values building a winning culture in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“I\u2019m thrilled” – Magic Johnson celebrates Terry McLaurin signing $96 million Washington Commanders deal (Image Source: Getty Images)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[59263,427,12,7,5516,39647,59264,6,266,7186,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-318511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-96-million-deal","9":"tag-commanders","10":"tag-espn","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-josh-harris","13":"tag-magic-johnson","14":"tag-nba-legend","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sports-news","17":"tag-terry-mclaurin","18":"tag-washington","19":"tag-washington-commanders","20":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115094091659228255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318511","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=318511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}