Overview
- The extension was reported by the Associated Press citing a person with knowledge of the deal, and the team has not announced it.
- McLaurin was recently activated from the physically unable to perform list with hopes of being available for the Sept. 7 season opener.
- Reports this month detailed that he requested a trade and stayed away from training camp and all three preseason games as leverage in negotiations.
- The 2019 third-round pick has topped 1,000 receiving yards in five straight seasons and last year posted 87 catches for 1,096 yards with a career-high 13 touchdowns plus three more in the postseason.
- The three-year pact averages $32 million per season, a figure in the range of the NFL’s top-paid receivers, and follows Washington’s trade of running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the 49ers.