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John KeimAug 16, 2025, 09:26 AM ET<\/p>\n
Close<\/a>John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored\/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on ‘The John Keim Report’, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.<\/p>\n ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders<\/a> have activated Terry McLaurin<\/a> off the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Saturday.<\/p>\n The move is the next step in his progression and is unrelated to contract negotiations, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n McLaurin is now eligible to practice, though the Commanders typically have players activated off PUP work with trainers on a separate field first.<\/p>\n Washington placed McLaurin on the PUP list, citing an ankle injury that bothered him late in the season, when he reported to camp following a four-day holdout. McLaurin was fined $200,000 for missing that time. By reporting, he could no longer be fined.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n If he were to sit out games, McLaurin would lose a game check for each week missed, including the bye week. McLaurin would forfeit $861,111 for each week missed.<\/p>\n The two sides have been far apart in negotiations since they started discussing a deal earlier in the offseason, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. McLaurin had said in an interview a week before camp opened that he would not return to the field until there was “progression” in the talks.<\/p>\n