Commanders activate WR Terry McLaurin off PUP list - ESPN

ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders have activated Terry McLaurin off the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Saturday.

The move is the next step in his progression and is unrelated to contract negotiations, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

McLaurin is now eligible to practice, though the Commanders typically have players activated off PUP work with trainers on a separate field first.

Washington placed McLaurin on the PUP list, citing an ankle injury that bothered him late in the season, when he reported to camp July 27 following a four-day holdout. McLaurin was fined $200,000 for missing that time. By reporting, he could no longer be fined.

If he were to sit out games, McLaurin would lose a game check for each week missed, including the bye week. McLaurin would forfeit $861,111 for each week missed.

The two sides have been far apart in negotiations since they started discussing a deal earlier in the offseason, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. McLaurin had said in an interview a week before camp opened that he would not return to the field until there was «progression» in the talks.

McLaurin has one year remaining on a three-year, $68 million extension he signed in 2022. According to multiple reports and league sources, McLaurin has targeted the deal DK Metcalf received from the Pittsburgh Steelers — four years at $33 million per season with $60 million guaranteed.

Washington has not come close to that per year figure, sources said. Some in the league believe the Commanders could eventually get to $28 million per year.

McLaurin requested a trade July 31, but team sources have said over the past several months that they have no intention of trading him.

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