ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders have activated Terry McLaurin off the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Saturday.

The move is the next step in his progression and is unrelated to contract negotiations, coach Dan Quinn said.

"Definitely separate," Quinn said. "This is about his getting ready."

McLaurin is now eligible to practice, though the Commanders typically have players activated off PUP work with trainers on a separate field first.

Washington likes to run a lot of no-huddle and hurry-up on offense -- it was the second-fastest offense in terms of time between snaps last season, according to ESPN Research -- so it wants to give McLaurin three weeks of conditioning before the opener.

Quinn pointed out that PUP is focused on rehab; the Commanders can

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