Terry McLaurin Returns to Team Amid Contract Talks

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00:00But how about this? We have updates here on Terry McLaurin. Yesterday, some breaking news from Adam Schefter, and it reads,

00:05From holdout to apparent hold-in, Commander's wide receiver Terry McLaurin was spotted at the team's training facility Saturday for sources.

00:12McLaurin arrived without a new deal but with some sort of an ankle injury.

00:15Washington now is expected to place McLaurin on the active, physically unable-to-perform list.

00:20As a holdout, McLaurin was racking up $50,000 a day in fines and training on his own.

00:24As a hold-in, he can't be fined $50,000 per day, and he's around the team.

00:28Second part of that tweet here coming in, Terry McLaurin reporting back to the Commander should not be confused with progress on a deal.

00:35The two sides remain apart on a contract and will continue discussions aimed at a new deal.

00:40The $50,000 a day fines for McLaurin have come to an end. The contract impasse has not.

00:44So I think many people, Joe, right, saw like, hey, he's extending the olive branch.

00:48They're really close to a new contract. That's not what it is. I want to start here with this.

00:51I would always hold in, Joe. Show up, put a T-shirt on, do not practice, but it saves you $50,000 a day.

01:00Well, ultimately, yes, that's what it is. But I think it's twofold here.

01:04I think having him around and a part of the team, whether he is physically unable to perform or not,

01:13which he's not going to be practicing in any way, shape, or form, but he will be around the team.

01:18I'm always a big believer with out of sight, out of mind, right, Donnie?

01:22So even when you're trying to get a new deal, unless you're the quarterback, nobody really cares.

01:28Eventually, you will be forgotten as camp goes on. You'll cost yourself nothing but money.

01:33This way, you're there. You're not being a distraction. You're being a team player.

01:38You're not participating, but you're not losing $50,000 a day either.

01:41I think it's actually beneficial for him to be around the team trying to get a deal done as opposed to being in another state somewhere.