Terry McLaurin comes off his best season. Now he’d like to see a bump in pay. He’s been staying away from the OTAs.
McLaurin is finishing up a three-year extension that’s worth $68 million -- $22.7 per year, on average. He’s worth more than that now, given that DK Metcalf and Tee Higgins have signed big deal. (McLaurin is arguably better than both of those guys.)
This is nothing I’m too worried about. I imagine the Commanders probably would like he extend. (But not too long of a deal – he’ll be 30 in September).
He’s been reliable and remarkably durable. He and DJ Moore are the only two wide receivers who haven’t missed a game the last four years.
That doesn’t seem like it would be hard to do, but such players have been declining. For whatever reason (or combination of reasons) guys miss more games now than they did previously.
Consider the following list. On this one, I took all wide receivers who finished with top-30 numbers each year. Then I looked at how many of those 30 receivers played in every game of that season. The five lowest totals (15-18 games each) have all come in the last six years.
| RECEIVERS STARTING EVERY WEEK | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | No | Pct |
| 1978 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 1979 | 20 | 66.7% |
| 1980 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 1981 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 1983 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 1984 | 22 | 73.3% |
| 1985 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 1986 | 21 | 70.0% |
| 1988 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 1989 | 23 | 76.7% |
| 1990 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 1991 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 1992 | 22 | 73.3% |
| 1993 | 23 | 76.7% |
| 1994 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 1995 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 1996 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 1998 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 1999 | 23 | 76.7% |
| 2000 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2001 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2002 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2003 | 22 | 73.3% |
| 2004 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2005 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | 70.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 2008 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2009 | 20 | 66.7% |
| 2010 | 20 | 66.7% |
| 2011 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 2012 | 23 | 76.7% |
| 2013 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 2015 | 22 | 73.3% |
| 2016 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 20 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 2019 | • 16 | 53.3% |
| 2020 | • 15 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2022 | • 18 | 60.0% |
| 2023 | • 15 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | • 16 | 53.3% |
—Ian Allan