The contract situation with Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders isn't ideal, with the receiver reportedly frustrated with the lack of movement.
This, of course, leads many to go straight down the "trade him" route, and while that does work, we point out that the trade has to make sense.
For Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox, he has proposed a trade between Washington and the New York Jets to send McLaurin, Austin Ekeler, and a 2025 fifth-round pick to the AFC East, and in turn, receive Breece Hall and a second-round pick.
There are a few things to get stuck into here.
The first one is the Commanders trading away arguably their best offensive weapon (outside of Jayden Daniels), and one who has done everything right by the franchise when it was on its knees, and now, when the time comes to compensate him, they ship him off.
That doesn't sit well with me.
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17).
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17).
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If Washington did, now look at its receiving options.
Deebo Samuel, who is coming off a poor 2024 season due to injury and form, was hindered in his ability to be the real Deebo.
That would leave Noah Brown, Luke McCaffrey, Jaylin Lane, K.J. Osborn, and Michael Gallup as Daniels' weapons. For a team wanting to win the Super Bowl? Yeah, we don't think so.
The other thread to pull is the Commanders get Hall. Straight off the bat, why would Washington get a one-year rental in Hall, who is on the final year of his rookie deal, and part ways with its best offensive weapon?
No Commanders running back is under contract after 2025, and Hall would fall into that category, too. The franchise went all in with the trades for Deebo and Laremy Tunsil; they aren't about to throw those plans in the trash by trading McLaurin.
Yes, he is frustrated right now, but trading him away, for me, doesn't seem practical considering how the offseason has gone with the moves the franchise has made.
Trading McLaurin, only to leave your receiver room with no genuine No. 1 (Samuel if you wish), and getting a running back who you might have to pay in 12 months, otherwise he walks into free agency, is just odd.
This is the NFL, so never say never, but if this trade were to eventuate, I wouldn't understand the logic behind it.