Overview

• McLaurin formally requested a trade on July 31 after months of holdout tactics seeking leverage in contract talks.
• Sources to ESPN’s Dan Graziano and The Athletic’s Dianna Russini indicate Washington has turned away every team inquiry and insists it plans to retain him.
• The veteran wide receiver reported to training camp but began the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list for an ankle issue.
• He is pursuing a long-term extension averaging north of $30 million annually, with his age-30 milestone cited by the team as a sticking point.
• Washington’s salary cap flexibility under Jayden Daniels’ rookie deal and league precedent against high-value contracts for receivers in their 30s have intensified the impasse.