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Former NFL -Quarterback Dan Orlovsky has a very strong opinion about Terry McLaurin, who is holding out of the Washington commanders: Pay the man.
During ESPN’s “First Take”, the Quarterback-Vinde analyzer took a strong shot against the commanders so as not to pay their top recipient who has held in with the franchise in training camp due to a contractual.
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Terry McLaurin #17 from Washington Commanders looks at during warm -ups before playing Detroit Lions under the NFC Divisional Playoff at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
“Respectful, Washington, were you a dumpster -fire for years,” Orlovsky told the panel. “You were a Laughingstock. The only thing that was good about your organization was the young man. Every year he did so. Year after year, like five or six years, with disaster around you.”
The commanders were the surprise of the NFL last season when rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and a brand new coaching staff led by Dan Quinn pumped new life into the franchise and searched for his first postal season, but it did much more than that.
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Washington disturbed the Detroit Lions on the road in the divisional round to find himself in the NFC Championship game for the first time since it won the Super Bowl in 1991. They were unable to make “the big game”, but it was clear with Daniels under the center that the commanders would be an end game in the years to come.
But McLaurin, a third -round choice of Washington out of Ohio State in 2019, has been through thick and thin with the franchise that Orlovsky referred to. And with his contract up after this season, he seeks another extension to remain a cornerstone of the offense, and more importantly, Daniels’ favorite weapons in the passport in the coming years.
The problem is that the franchise reportedly did not see McLaurin as one to earn at least $ 32 million per year. Season that other top recipients got their new deals this season. Pittsburgh Steelers, after trading in Seattle Seahawks, gave DK Metcalf that type of agreement.
Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington commanders celebrate with Terry McLaurin #17 after defeating the Detroit Lions 45-31 in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
Orlovsky says Washington has to regard McLaurin as a necessity for his violation to act as it will in 2025.
“If you don’t have him you delete everything you did last year,” said Orlovsky. “All you did. And I’m respect for Dan Quinn and [general manager] Adams Peters and what they did last year. You need him. Give me recipients who influence winning just as much, or if not more than Terry McLaurin. … I give you [Bengals’] Yes’marr [Chase]. I would give you [Vikings’] Justin [Jefferson]. [Lions’] Amon-Ra St. Brown. He affects winning. … what are we doing in Washington? “
The 29-year-old McLaurin has collected at least 1,000 meters in each of his last five seasons with the commanders, and gathered 1,096 with 13 touchdowns in 17 games in the regular season last year. Then he caught 14 passports in 227 yards and three scores in the playoffs for Washington.
The broad receives Terry McLaurin #17 from the Washington commanders warm up before the NFC Divisional Playoff match against Detroit Lions, at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
McLaurin may be in the building, but he has not yet practiced with his teammates until he gets an appointment in the ink on paper. There has been a broad debate about what he deserves in the market, but Orlovsky is clearly on the side of paying McLaurin what he wants.
If they do not, and McLaurin lacks games in 2025, he certainly thinks the offense will not work as well as it did in 2024.
