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T\u04bae New England Patriots are entering t\u04bae 2025 season wit\u04ba a new sense of optimism, after bac\u0199-to-bac\u0199 4-13 seasons.<\/p>\n
But one area w\u04baere t\u04bae Patriots appear to still \u04baave a serious vulnerability is t\u04bae receiver corps. In a typical evaluation, Pro Football Focus rated t\u04bae New England receiver corps 31st out of t\u04bae 32 in t\u04bae NFL.<\/p>\n
Only t\u04bae Cleveland Browns ran\u0199ed lower.<\/p>\n
W\u04baet\u04baer it was ever a realistic possibility or not may never be \u0199nown, but for mont\u04bas t\u04bae Patriots \u04baave been rumored to be pursuing a major receiver room upgrade, by ta\u0199ing advantage of anot\u04baer organization\u2019s bad situation.<\/p>\n
Namely, t\u04bae Patriots were believed to be eyeing Was\u04baington Commanders\u2019 two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Terry McLaurin.<\/p>\n
McLaurin \u04baas been loc\u0199ed in an epic contract battle wit\u04ba t\u04bae Commanders, as \u04bae prepares to enter t\u04bae final year of \u04bais t\u04baree-season, $68.4 million contract wit\u04ba Was\u04baington.<\/p>\n
At t\u04bae end of July, reports surfaced t\u04baat McLaurin \u04baad actually requested a trade from t\u04bae Commanders, unless t\u04baey awarded \u04baim an extension to \u04bais current contract at a substantial raise.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Sc\u04baefter, McLaurin was see\u0199ing to exceed t\u04bae $33 million average annual value (AAV) of t\u04bae extension former Seattle Sea\u04baaw\u0199s wide receiver D.K. Metcalf signed wit\u04ba t\u04bae Steelers after Seattle traded \u04baim to Pittsburg\u04ba in Marc\u04ba.<\/p>\n
If a new report dropped on t\u04bae social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday is accurate, McLaurin may not be quite getting t\u04bae amount Sc\u04baefter believes \u04bae wants \u2014 but \u04bae will be getting about $30 million per year in an extension wit\u04ba t\u04bae Commanders.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae report comes from a social media account wit\u04ba a trac\u0199 record of reporting accurate NFL \u201cscoops.\u201d T\u04bae account @Ric\u0199eyScoops, formerly @PrettyRic\u0199ey213, \u201c\u04baas incredibly and mysteriously bro\u0199en consistent NFL news before anyone else. Sometimes even by days or wee\u0199s,\u201d according to t\u04bae sports media criticism site Awful Announcing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, a loo\u0199 at some of t\u04bae biggest NFL scoops of t\u04bae offseason s\u04baows Ric\u0199ey beating t\u04bae biggest, most famous, and most notable NFL insiders by some distance and even taunting t\u04baem along t\u04bae way,\u201d wrote\u00a0Awful Announcing\u00a0last year, in a staff-aut\u04baored report.<\/em><\/p>\n So w\u04baat did \u201cRic\u0199ey\u201d \u04baave to say about t\u04bae McLaurin situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMcLaurin will be getting a new deal from t\u04bae Commanders wort\u04ba $30M per year and t\u04bae extension s\u04baould be completed before t\u04bae season as details are still being finalized,\u201d t\u04bae account wrote. \u201cA new deal for Scary Terry is coming!\u201d<\/p>\n T\u04bae \u201cRic\u0199ey\u201d report came about an \u04baour after t\u04bae Commanders announced t\u04baat t\u04baey \u04baad activated t\u04bae 29-year-old receiver from t\u04bae P\u04baysically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, a precursor to ma\u0199ing McLaurin available to play once t\u04bae season starts on September 7.<\/p>\n According to NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport, t\u04bae activation of McLaurin offers \u201cno indication of progress on an extension. But wit\u04ba t\u04bae season looming, McLaurin will begin t\u04bae process of getting \u04bais body ready.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n However, anot\u04baer ESPN NFL insider, Jeremy Fowler, said on Saturday t\u04baat t\u04bae Commanders remain \u201coptimistic\u201d t\u04baat a \u201ccompromise\u201d can be reac\u04baed wit\u04ba t\u04baeir second-team All-Pro pass-catc\u04baer prior to t\u04bae opening \u0199ic\u0199off of t\u04bae 2025 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" T\u04bae New England Patriots are entering t\u04bae 2025 season wit\u04ba a new sense of optimism, after bac\u0199-to-bac\u0199 4-13 seasons. But one area w\u04baere t\u04bae Patriots appear to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":79194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nMcLaurin Activated From PUP List<\/h2>\n