WR McLaurin agrees record contract with the Commanders
The NFL trend continues as the Washington Commanders finally agree to a huge new contract with wide receiver Terry McLaurin.
Terry McLaurin has become the latest receiver to be paid, as the NFL’s trend of wideouts earning huge sums shows no signs of slowing. And McLaurin’s new three-year contract with the Washington Commanders is a record-breaking pact.
Commanders break bank for McLaurin
The deal, worth up to $71million in new money, makes the fourth-year star one of the five best-paid receivers in the NFL and notably has more than three-quarters of the value guaranteed. Indeed, McLaurin’s reported signing bonus of $28m is the largest ever given to a receiver.
The player has got the deal he wanted after skipping three weeks of voluntary OTAs and then the Commanders’ mandatory three-day minicamp.
Washington bowed to McLaurin’s demands, as several rival teams have with their own standout pass catchers this offseason, although others – the Green Bay Packers with Davante Adams and the Kansas City Chiefs with Tyreek Hill – have seen big names depart to earn massive contracts elsewhere.
The Commanders were determined McLaurin would not be traded, however, meaning he returns for the 2022 season, which had been set to be the last of his rookie contract.