Lands three-year extension
McLaurin agreed Tuesday on a three-year contract extension with the Commanders, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The deal includes up to $71 million in new money and a $28 million signing bonus, with Washington's investment placing McLaurin among the NFL's top-five highest-paid wideouts. As a result, the 26-year-old -- whose rookie contract had been slated to expire after the coming season -- is now signed with the team through the 2025 campaign. Through 17 games in 2021, the 2019 third-rounder logged a 77-1,053-5 stat line on 130 targets. He continues to profile as the top option in a wide receiver corps that also includes Curtis Samuel and 2022 first-rounder Jahan Dotson, with McLaurin's fantasy prospects potentially boosted by new QB Carson Wentz.
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Carson Wentz
QB | WAS
Should play Saturday
Wentz and other Washington starters are scheduled for about 15-20 plays in Saturday's preseason opener against Carolina, Michael Phillips of Richmond.com reports.
Curtis Samuel
WR | WAS
Set to play Saturday
Samuel will play in Saturday's preseason game against Carolina, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
Cole Turner
TE | WAS
Missing time with injury
Turner (hamstring) will not participate in Saturday's practice, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
Antonio Gibson
RB | WAS
No issues with hamstring so far
Gibson (hamstring) followed his ramp-up plan for the first week of training camp and now has resumed practicing with teammates, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.
Curtis Samuel
WR | WAS
Practicing with team
Samuel took part in team drills Wednesday and even caught passes on back-to-back snaps, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.
Dyami Brown
WR | WAS
Making case for role
Brown had a good first week of training camp, making a number of catches downfield, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.
Curtis Samuel
WR | WAS
Conditioning an issue
Coach Ron Rivera said Monday he has "some concern about football conditioning" in reference to Samuel, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
Jahan Dotson
WR | WAS
Praised by fellow WR
Teammate Terry McLaurin has been impressed with Dotson's hands and believes the rookie first-round pick out of Penn State will be an impact player out of the gate for Washington, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.
Antonio Gibson
RB | WAS
Could lose goal-line carries?
Gibson (hamstring) may cede short-yardage work to rookie Brian Robinson, who has been getting a lot of first-team snaps in the opening days of training camp, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
Brian Robinson
RB | WAS
Getting first-team reps
Robinson likely will get short-yardage carries this season, and he's already getting extra work in practice while Antonio Gibson recovers from a hamstring injury, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.