Commanders, WR Terry McLaurin reach 3-year deal – John Keim, ESPN worth up to $96M
After a tireless offseason saga, an NFC East team signed their star player.
The Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin reached agreement Monday on a three-year contract extension worth up to $96 million that will end his hold-in and get him in uniform for the regular-season opener against the Giants, agents Buddy Baker and Tony Bonagura told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
McLaurin receives a $30 million signing bonus in the deal, sources told ESPN.
McLaurin and the Commanders’ front office had been at odds
over his value since talks began early this offseason. By getting the deal done now, the Commanders will retain their most consistent offensive player since he arrived as a third-round pick in 2019.
McLaurin, coming off his second Pro Bowl appearance, has surpassed 1,000 yards for five consecutive seasons.
He had hoped that would result in a speedy extension, but that did not come, and McLaurin expressed deep frustration during a 30-minute news conference July 15. He did not report to camp a week later and was fined for missing the first four days — a total of $200,000. He already had been fined $104,768 for missing the mandatory three-day minicamp in June.
But after reporting, McLaurin was placed on the physically unable to perform list with an ankle injury the team said had occurred late in the season. He was able to participate in voluntary workouts in the spring before skipping the OTA practice and minicamp. He was activated from the PUP list Aug. 16.
McLaurin requested a trade July 31, but that was not something Washington considered.
By retaining McLaurin beyond this season, the Commanders give quarterback Jayden Daniels his favorite target when the season begins. The two players developed a strong rapport in camp last season, which carried into 2024, when McLaurin finished with 82 catches for 1,096 yards. His 13 touchdowns was one less than his tally over his previous three years combined.
Eagles Cut Former First-Round Pick Just Months After Trading for Him – Ryan Phillips, Sports Illustrated
Despite trading for him, Philadelphia cut one of their offensive lineman.
The Philadelphia Eagles have made a surprising cut.
Just months after acquiring Kenyon Green in a trade with the Houston Texans, Philadelphia has waived the former first-round pick.
The Eagles landed Green and a fifth-round pick in exchange for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and a sixth-rounder in March. The Texas A&M product was expected to compete for a backup guard spot, but wasn’t able to earn it.
Houston selected Green with the No. 15 pick in the 2022 NFL draft and he never really made an impact in 27 career games, 23 of which he started. Green missed most of the 2023 season after suffering a shoulder injury in the team’s final preseason game. Pro Football Focus gave him a grade of 38.6 for the 12 games he played during the 2024 campaign, among the worst in football.
It was always going to be difficult for Green to breakthrough with the Eagles, who have one of the NFL’s best offensive lines. Their starting five of Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen and Lane Johnson is outstanding. The also added tackle Fred Johnson from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Green clearly has the size and some talent, it will be interesting to see if he’s added to a practice squad in the next few days.
Giants announce 2025 uniform schedule & Legacy Games – Giants.com
Dallas will see the same uniform combination from New York each time this season.
The New York Giants revealed their uniform schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, which will feature two Legacy Games presented by Quest.
The Legacy Games will take place on Nov. 2 vs San Francisco and Dec. 14 vs Washington at MetLife Stadium. The team will wear their classic 80s era blue uniform and rebrand the stadium to include their classic helmet design at midfield and vintage red end zones with “GIANTS” block lettering.
After a one-year absence, the team will also bring back their “Vintage White” color rush uniforms for back-to-back games at Chicago (Week 10) and home against Green Bay (Week 11). The uniform includes the classic navy helmet with the underlined “GIANTS” wordmark on both sides.
The Vintage White and Legacy uniforms are an homage to the 1980s, when the franchise won its first Super Bowl.
The Vintage White jerseys and pants resurfaced in 2016 as part of the NFL’s Color Rush concept, which commemorated 50 years of games being broadcast in color. The white jersey features blue numbers with a red outline, just like the Giants wore on the road for two decades.
In 2022, the Giants brought back the Legacy Blue. The classic uniform, which the team wore from 1980-99, starts at the top with the return of the navy helmet, providing a base for the white facemask, solid scarlet red stripe, classic numbers, side decals, and a raised wordmark – all reminiscent of the ’80s and ’90s style. Meanwhile, the red and blue trim on the jerseys and pants are all done in a color palette from that era.
The Giants also accented the inside of the collar with the timeless words of late owner Wellington Mara: “Once a Giant, Always a Giant.”
Outside of the four Vintage White and Legacy weeks, the Giants will wear their “NY” helmet with present-day blue jerseys and white pants for seven regular-season games, and their current white uniform for six games.
