Week 1 simply received even harder for the Giants.
Star broad receiver Terry McLaurin agreed Monday to a three-year, $96 million contract extension with the Washington Commanders, in keeping with ESPN, placing him again on monitor to face the Giants within the Sept. 7 season opener.
The settlement ends a hold-in for McLaurin, who sat out of quite a few crew actions, together with skipping the primary week of coaching camp, as he pursued a brand new deal.
McLaurin, who turns 30 subsequent month, led the Commanders final season with 1,096 receiving yards — his fifth yr in a row with at the least 1,000 — and caught a career-high 13 touchdowns.
The 2-time Professional Bowler had been coming into the ultimate yr of a three-year, $70 million contract.
McLaurin is a go-to weapon for 24-year-old quarterback Jayden Daniels, who’s coming into his second yr within the NFL with sky-high expectations after main the Commanders to the NFC Championship Sport as a rookie final season.
The return of McLaurin solidifies a Washington receiver room that added Deebo Samuel in an offseason commerce with the San Francisco 49ers.
It additionally ends a summer time of drama through which McLaurin at one level requested a commerce.
“I’ve been pretty frustrated, I’m not going to lie,” McLaurin mentioned final month. “Everything that has transpired up to this point has been disappointing and frustrating. I want to continue my career here.”
The McLaurin deal comes days after the Commanders traded final yr’s beginning operating again, Brian Robinson, to the 49ers for a 2026 sixth-round choose.
Washington additionally added left sort out Laremy Tunsil this offseason in a commerce with the Houston Texans.
With the McLaurin deal completed, much more consideration shifts to the Dallas Cowboys, who’re embroiled in their very own contract dispute with All-Professional cross rusher Micah Parsons.
Parsons, who’s coming into the fifth and closing yr of his rookie deal, requested a commerce final month and has been holding in. The 26-year-old linebacker recorded at the least 12 sacks in every of his first 4 NFL seasons.
The Giants are set to host the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium in Week 2 for his or her dwelling opener.
Initially Revealed: August 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM EDT
