Terry McLaurin, the Commanders’ explosive wide receiver, is officially out for the rest of the season after tearing his patellar tendon. This is just brutal news, confirmed by head coach Dan Quinn on Tuesday after McLaurin’s knee injury looked awful on the field Monday night. It’s a gut punch for a team already struggling to find its footing.
A Season Cut Short, Again
You just hate to see this, especially after McLaurin was finally finding a rhythm. He went down hard on Monday night, but not before ripping off a 27-yard catch. That play, unfortunately, became his last of the year. Through just five games this season, McLaurin had racked up 15 catches for 230 yards and one touchdown. Those are solid numbers for a guy who was clearly a key piece in their passing game. What’s even tougher? He missed seven games last season with a quad injury, though he had been a picture of durability playing every game for the four years prior to that. This guy battles, and now he’s got surgery ahead of him.
Washington’s Nightmare Gets Uglier
This injury comes at the absolute worst time for the Commanders, who are currently sitting at a miserable 1-4-1. That’s not just bad, that’s “significant changes are coming” territory, and Dan Quinn himself hinted that those changes could be massive if things don’t turn around. McLaurin is under contract for two more seasons, but with an injury this severe and the team’s struggles, you have to wonder what his future with the team looks like. Offseason changes in Washington could be huge, and a star receiver dealing with a torn patellar tendon definitely impacts that equation.
This team needs a spark, and losing their top receiver to such a serious injury just extinguishes whatever small flame they had left. The focus now shifts completely to recovery for McLaurin, and figuring out what the heck the Commanders do for the rest of this season, because right now, it looks bleak.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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