The Facts: McLaurin, D.K. Metcalf, A.J. Brown, and Deebo Samuel, all members of the 2019 draft class, are entering the final year of their contracts. Forget $20 million annually, which gets you into the top 10 at the position. League sources at the owners’ meetings told The Athletic they imagine these receivers’ reps aiming for financial terms in the Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill range. While the second wave of free agency is here, sources on both sides anticipate intensified extension talks for McLaurin starting around or after the NFL Draft (April 28-30) while pointing toward a June or July resolution. Part of the league-wide fascination with extension talk regarding the 2019 class is whether complicated negotiations could lead to more trades. Rivera told The Athletic that no team has reached out to Washington about a possible trade for McLaurin — “and we wouldn’t entertain it.”

Diehards Line: That said, teams have explored the possibility. But executives with other organizations told The Athletic's Ben Standig they don’t envision McLaurin hitting the trade block, even though the expected cost for Washington to retain its top target won’t be cheap. McLaurin’s expiring four-year rookie deal includes a $2.79 million salary in 2022 with a $3.04 million cap hit. So there’s a massive raise coming for him and other members of the 2019 class. While Adams, Hill and Metcalf compiled impressive statistics playing with Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks, McLaurin’s dealt with underwhelming passers since entering the league. The speedy and refined route-runner still has 222 receptions and is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. McLaurin is the only Washington player to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season since Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson in 2016, and only one other has topped 700 yards since (Jamison Crowder in 2017). McLaurin told The Athletic in January, “We just have to see what the future holds. I’m proud of the way I conducted myself and looking forward to seeing what’s next.” While the former third-round pick lacks the flash of Adams and Hill, all three hold the same distinction on their teams: WR1. “Whether you think he’s worth it, he’s been a No. 1 receiver,” a prominent agent unaffiliated with McLaurin told Standig. “If Terry is the most productive receiver for the Washington Commanders, then he’ll command WR1 money. ...” We'll be watching for more.