Commanders' Terry McLaurin requests as contract dispute takes shocking twist

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Things just got interesting for the Washington Commanders, as star wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who has been holding in at training camp, reportedly requested a trade. 

The Commanders and McLaurin have not been seeing eye to eye on a contract extension, and NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Thursday that McLaurin now wants out. 

It appeared this contract situation would lead to a trade request by McLaurin, but he reported to training camp earlier this week. He was placed on the active/PUP list due to an ankle injury.

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Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) reacts after making a catch against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Northwest Stadium. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

McLaurin, who has totaled over 1,000 yards in each of his last five seasons, has one year remaining on his $71 million deal he signed with Washington in 2022. 

McLaurin is looking to be among the top pass catchers in the league financially, with a deal believed to be around $32 million per season. 

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If McLaurin were to get a deal with that average annual value, it would have him just outside the upper echelon of receivers in the NFL. Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase, Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson and Dallas Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb are the highest-paid receivers in the NFL today, respectively. 

The current asking price for McLaurin would have him in the range of Pittsburgh Steelers’ D.K. Metcalf ($33 million per season), New York Jets’ Garrett Wilson ($32.5 million) and Philadelphia