Source: Commanders' McLaurin requests trade

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has requested a trade, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

McLaurin, who is seeking a declaration hold with 1 twelvemonth near connected his existent deal, reported to grooming campy Sunday to extremity his holdout but was placed connected the physically incapable to execute database due to the fact that of an ankle injury.

He said earlier this period that helium would not measurement connected tract without "progression" toward a caller contract.

McLaurin has not publically stated what benignant of declaration helium is looking for, but helium said past week that "with however the marketplace is today, it conveys what guys of my caliber are deserving of."

Several notable wide receivers signed semipermanent deals this offseason, including the Bengals' Tee Higgins (four years, $115 cardinal with $40.9 cardinal guaranteed), the Steelers' DK Metcalf (four years, $132 cardinal with $60 cardinal guaranteed) and the Jets' Garrett Wilson (four years, $130 million, $90 cardinal guaranteed).

McLaurin turns 30 successful September, an property astatine which teams often judge a receiver starts to fade. He has pointed retired that helium has been successful the NFL for lone 7 seasons, did not play overmuch his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Ohio State and didn't privation to beryllium judged by what others did successful the past.

Two older high-end receivers signed extensions past year: At property 30, Miami's Tyreek Hill signed a three-year hold for $30 cardinal per twelvemonth with $52.535 cardinal guaranteed. At 31, Tampa Bay's Mike Evans signed for 2 years and $41 cardinal with $35 cardinal guaranteed.

McLaurin has been Washington's apical receiver since entering the NFL arsenic a third-round prime successful 2019. He has surpassed 1,000 yards each of the past 5 seasons and caught 13 touchdown passes successful 2024 -- 2nd astir successful the NFL.

ESPN's John Keim contributed to this report.