Analyst thinks Commanders, Terry McLaurin extension could be close

Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders are still at odds over the wide receiver's contract.

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin runs | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin still remains without a new contract extension despite holding out during the team's mandatory minicamp earlier this month.

Tensions are rising between McLaurin and the Commanders front office, and a training camp holdout could ensue if the two sides fail to come up with an agreement.

CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin is optimistic that the two sides can agree to a new deal ahead of training camp next month.

Washington Commanders running back Jeremy McNichols and wide receiver Terry McLaurin. | Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

McLaurin contract must be resolved

"Terry McLaurin isn't a happy camper ... yet. We say "yet" because it seems almost unfathomable the Commanders won't find a way to appease their top wide receiver, who also parlayed a minicamp holdout into a new deal back in 2022," Benjamin wrote.

"McLaurin may be seeking top-10 receiver money, but Washington is in win-now mode with Jayden Daniels under center, as evidenced by the club's addition of both Deebo Samuel and Laremy Tunsil to start the offseason."

The Commanders can't afford to have McLaurin unhappy or see him miss out on playing time during the season in such a critical year inside a championship window.

McLaurin is a huge part of the team's success, so the team will have to bend a little bit and give the star wide receiver the money he is asking for, or at least some kind of compromise the two sides can agree to.

McLaurin's training camp holdout could begin if a new deal isn't agreed to by July 22.

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