Overview

• On July 31, McLaurin formally asked to be traded following months of deadlocked extension negotiations
• He is entering the final year of a three-year, $68.3 million deal and is seeking a two- to three-year extension worth more than $30 million per season
• McLaurin incurred $50,000-per-week fines for missing mandatory camp sessions and was placed on the active/PUP list with a lingering ankle injury
• Several NFL teams have signaled interest in acquiring him, but Washington’s front office has publicly stated it does not intend to trade its top receiver
• General manager Adam Peters affirmed that McLaurin remains highly valued by the franchise and that negotiations remain ongoing