Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn mentioned Saturday that he understands the enterprise aspect of the game in terms of huge receiver Terry McLaurin requesting a commerce from the staff.
McLaurin requested for a change of surroundings on Thursday given his frustration with the dearth of progress in negotiations towards a contract extension. Quinn mentioned McLaurin informed him of his plea for a commerce earlier than the information turned public.
“We love Terry. I am actually glad he is right here,” Quinn mentioned. “Hopefully he is out practising quickly. We additionally perceive there’s the enterprise aspect of this issues that (normal supervisor) Adam (Peters) and his aspect and Terry and his reps are working it via. I simply form of keep in that area. We acknowledge each are occurring.
“However like I mentioned, I am actually glad he is right here. I really like teaching him. However the enterprise aspect, that is form of the place it is at. It is not — someone requested me if it is a distraction — it’s not. Gamers as we speak, they’re extra conscious of contracts and issues perhaps than they was once. They acknowledge that enterprise half occurs, as properly, so for the staff, we’re simply rocking and going and throwing some nice practices.
“For Terry and the commerce request, that is a part of regular enterprise that’s occurring across the NFL. It is regular, we perceive it, and we simply throw our absolute best practices out on the sphere.”
McLaurin, who turns 30 in September, turned a hold-in and was positioned on the staff’s bodily unable to carry out checklist with an obvious ankle damage suffered final season. He didn’t attend organized staff actions and obligatory minicamp. He did, nevertheless, take part in spring exercises.
With a base wage of $15.5 million and cap hit of $25.5 million within the ultimate season of a three-year, $68.3 million contract, the speedster is coming off a profession yr with 1,096 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns and 82 receptions on 117 targets. He added three scores and 227 yards on 14 receptions in three playoff video games.
McLaurin and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels helped lead Washington to a 12-5 regular-season mark and its finest season because it gained the Tremendous Bowl in 1991. The Commanders knocked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the NFC wild-card spherical and Detroit Lions within the divisional spherical earlier than falling to the eventual Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles within the NFC Championship Sport.
Over six seasons with Washington, the two-time Professional Bowl choice (2022, 2024) has 6,379 receiving yards, 38 touchdowns and 460 catches in 97 video games.
A staff captain, McLaurin has hit the 1,000-yard mark for a franchise-record 5 straight seasons regardless of instability on the quarterback place earlier than Daniels’ NFL Offensive Rookie of the 12 months marketing campaign.
–Subject Degree Media