Overview

• McLaurin is on the PUP list after filing a formal trade request, a tactic that secures his salary and pauses fines amid an impasse over top-tier wide receiver money.
• Commanders GM Adam Peters engaged McLaurin in a sideline conversation at Ashburn, signaling ongoing negotiations despite publicly ruled-out trade talks.
• Washington has conveyed to other teams that it plans to retain McLaurin, leveraging cap flexibility from Jayden Daniels’ rookie contract to back its lower extension offer.
• Coaches Dan Quinn and Kliff Kingsbury have praised Deebo Samuel’s improved conditioning and route-running, positioning him as the likely WR1 if McLaurin remains inactive.
• League sources report that inquiries into McLaurin’s availability lack traction because no suitor is prepared to match his Metcalf-type contract demands.