ASHBURN, Va. — Terry McLaurin sat in front of a tent full of reporters and cameras after Wednesday’s practice and smiled broadly. The Washington Commanders wide receiver’s answer when asked if he received what he wanted in his newly signed contract extension explained his good mood.

“I did.”

McLaurin agreed to a three-year extension on Tuesday valued at up to $96 million, concluding an arduous negotiation. The 2024 second-team All-Pro skipped a mandatory minicamp in the spring, vented to reporters a week before training camp, turned a four-day holdout into a hold-in that extended throughout camp, and requested a trade. He was also placed on the physically unable to perform list with an ankle injury, though he is now cleared.

Even amid the uncertainty, McLaurin said he “knew I would end

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