The Washington Commanders are coping with some undesirable drama as they give the impression of being to construct on final season’s journey to the NFC Championship Sport after star broad receiver Terry McLaurin requested a commerce.
ESPN’s Invoice Barnwell said that he felt the “probably situation” concerning the commerce request is that the Commanders can have McLaurin within the lineup for his or her Week 1 recreation towards the New York Giants on Sept. 7.
On Monday morning, Commanders reporter Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic predicted that “the Commanders will maintain McLaurin” regardless of the drama.
“They will’t take away their star quarterback’s go-to receiver in a 12 months once they’ve clearly gone all in to attempt to compete with the Eagles,” Jhabvala wrote. “They don’t have a lot depth at receiver; Deebo Samuel isn’t a real No. 2 in workload, not to mention a No. 1, and the one different confirmed receiver on the roster is Noah Brown, who is sort of good however has a lengthy injury history.”
McLaurin emerged as the favourite goal for quarterback Jayden Daniels as Daniels grew to become the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Yr amid the run to the NFC title recreation, the place Washington fell to the eventual Tremendous Bowl champion Eagles. In keeping with ESPN stats, McLaurin ended the 2024 common season with workforce highs of 117 targets, 82 receptions and 1,096 receiving yards. He was additionally second in the complete NFL with 13 landing catches.
It stays to be seen if McLaurin will accept much less cash than DK Metcalf, who obtained a five-year, $150M deal after the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for him in March. Metcalf will flip 28 years outdated in December.
“The Commanders additionally know they’ve far more leverage than McLaurin in his contract dispute,” Jhabvala added. “He’ll be 30 in September, which implies he’ll be 31 within the first season of an extension. It additionally implies that holding out regular-season video games could possibly be career-ending. So, a deal will get executed. There’s nonetheless time.”
As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Washington sixth among the many betting favorites at +1800 odds to win Tremendous Bowl LX. The truth that these odds have not shifted would appear to point that insiders consider the Commanders will make McLaurin pleased earlier than they face the Giants on the opening Sunday of September.
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