Washington Commanders: Ron Rivera adamant team will not trade Terry McLaurin

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera issued a pretty strong statement when it came to the future of wide receiver Terry McLaurin in the coming weeks.

In what will be the first year under their new name, the Washington Commanders will be looking to make more of a statement in the NFL than they have in previous seasons. In each of the last two years they have only managed to put up 7 wins, although in 2020 that was still enough to win the NFC East, an indictment of how poor the play was that year.

They have been making some steps in order to make that happen, bringing in Carson Wentz from the Indianapolis Colts as they look to find a more permanent solution at the position, and they also gave him a new weapon when they drafted Jahan Dotson out of Penn State with the 16th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

But whilst they added one receiver, they might also need to rely on someone that has been a very reliable force for them for the past few years, that being Terry McLaurin.

McLaurin was picked up by the team in the 3rd round of the 2019 NFL Draft and it’s fair to say that he could be seen as something of a steal considering what he’s been able to produce for them. In his three years so far he has racked up 3,090 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns, including two 1,000+ yard seasons, with the other one falling just short at 919 yards.

Don't care who is throwing him the ball: Terry McLaurin is going to ball (again) in 2020 pic.twitter.com/FuQYJb3q0w

Numbers which you would argue warrant an extension on his current contract and there has indeed been some dialogue over a new deal, but as of a few days ago, the two sides are ‘far apart’ when it comes to what they think the magic number should be, with McLaurin set to continue