Terry McLaurin puts Commanders' legacy on the line with bold trade demand

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin | Peter Casey-Imagn ImagesTerry McLaurin is a Washington Commanders franchise great. That's high praise considering the steep history in which this great organization is blessed, but few players in the modern era have given so much to the team.

And now, that lasting legacy is firmly on the line.

McLaurin sent shockwaves through the league by handing in a trade request as his contract standoff with the Commanders reached a breaking point. Sufficient progress was not being made during negotiations, and the wideout played his last card in pursuit of speeding things along. It was a disappointing, yet inevitable, development that fans were dreading.

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