There’s loyal, and then there’s Terry McLaurin. For years, he’s played musical chairs with quarterbacks, watched dysfunction roll in and out of the building, and still managed to lead by example. No viral tantrums. No cryptic Instagram unfollows. Just production. Leadership. Silence. But silence has an expiration date – and McLaurin just hit his limit.
With the Commanders’ training camp a week away, the Pro Bowl receiver finally voiced what’s been bubbling for months. “Yeah, I’ve been pretty frustrated, I’m not gonna lie. You know, everything that has transpired up until this point has been disappointing and frustrating,” he told reporters. And that’s just the polite version. No conversations since his minicamp holdout. No urgency from the front office. And now? No guarantees he’ll even show up. “Without any progressive discussions, it’s kind of hard to see how I step on the field,” McLaurin said. That’s not a subtle hint. That’s a full-blown warning.
Terry McLaurin also says it’s “crunch time” with training camp starting next week. Notes again there have been no contract talks in a month. “Without any progressive discussions, it’s kind of hard to see how I step on the field.” https://t.co/1FrWXGvCv0
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He isn’t asking for a trade yet. McLaurin admitted, “You know, I wanted to continue my career here, I’ve created my life here, you know, my wife and I have bought our first home here, so this has been somewhere where I’ve always wanted to be.” So he also bought a home in D.C., built a life, and expected the franchise to meet him halfway. Instead, they’ve handed him radio silence. And McLaurin’s about to return the favor – with a holdout.
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