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Washington Commanders All-Pro wide receiver Terry McLaurin reportedly requested a trade amid stalled negotiations on a new contract, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Thursday (July 31).
"With negotiations stalled and Terry McLaurin holding in with no progress, the #Commanders WR has requested a trade, sources say," Rapoport wrote on his X account. "It wouldn’t be unprecedented if the #Commanders moved their top WR on a playoff-ready. But close to it."
McLaurin ended his holdout and reported to training camp on Sunday (July 27) after having already been placed on the reserve/did not report list after missing the Commanders' conditioning test last week. The All-Pro receiver said he's "been pretty frustrated" with offseason contract negotiations while speaking to reporters.
The All-Pro previously receiver said he's "been pretty frustrated" with offseason contract negotiations while speaking to reporters.
"I've 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've created my life here, my wife and I have bought our first home here so this is somewhere I've always wanted to be," McLaurin said via NBC 4 Sports' JP Finlay.
McLaurin, who signed an extension in 2022, is entering the final year of his contract and already sat out of the Commanders' mandatory minicamp before his training camp absence.
McLaurin was a Second-team All-Pro for the first time in his career and a Pro Bowler for the second time in 2024, recording 82 receptions for 1,096 yards and a career-best 13 touchdowns, while the Commanders made the NFC Conference Championship Game for the first time in 33 years and second playoff appearance in McLaurin's first six seasons.