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AP sources: Commanders, WR Terry McLaurin agree on 3-year contract extension worth up to $71 million
One person confirmed the new deal between the Washington Commanders and star wide receiver Terry McLaurin is worth up to $71 million with roughly $53 million guaranteed, including a $28 million signing bonus. - Los Angeles-based attorneys whose resumes include a battle over the estate of Michael Jackson, family fights over sports franchises and a multimillion-dollar award against O.J. Simpson will represent Peter Angelosā wife, Georgia, and his son, John, in a lawsuit filed by his younger son, Louis.
- The tight ends spend camp working through problems like blocking 300-pound linemen to running routes against much faster players. They picked the brains of veterans like Greg Olsen in a classroom before moving onto the field to hone the physical techniques to thrive in an NFL season.
- Deshaun Watson has reached confidential settlements in 20 of the 24 lawsuits filed against him.
- State regulators have announced an expansion of sports wagering in Maryland, launching one part of a process to award mobile sports betting licenses.
- Coach Ron Rivera said Del Rio also met individually with some players to discuss his remarks last week, which drew a $100,000 fine from the team.
- The team, which currently plays in Maryland and has been exploring new stadium possibilities for several years, said in a statement that it supported the legislatureās decision to āmore deeply examine this issue.ā
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- After years of being the best player on the field in lacrosse and football, Jared Bernhardt is trying to earn a spot in the NFL as a wide receiver, a position he has never played until now.
- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins' death was caused by blunt-force trauma and was an accident, records from the Broward County Medical Examinerās Office released Monday say.
- This site is just over 20 miles outside Washington, about a 45-minute drive from RFK Stadium, which was the teamās home from 1961 to 1996. The Commandersā current lease at FedEx Field in Landover expires in 2027.
- In 2016, then-San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked a league-wide protest against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.
- The recently unretired Tom Brady already has his next job lined up.
- Annapolis High graduate Trey Gross, a Delaware State product, is attending rookie minicamp for the Washington Commanders.
- To help make sense of the 2022 NFL draft, hereās a look at some of the superlatives from the weekend, starting with a surprising draft-night trade.
- Coach Ron Rivera called Carson Wentz to reassure him taking Howell was a long-term move and former ODU star Taylor Heinicke remains the backup going into next season.
- With the 2022 NFL draft beginning Thursday night in Las Vegas, there are a handful of players with Maryland ties who are hoping to turn their dreams of playing professionally into reality.
- The Baltimore Sun offers its grade for each of the first 32 selections.
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Washington Commanders select Penn State WR Jahan Dotson 16th overall after trading down in NFL draft
Dotson gives the new quarterback Carson Wentz another target and provides the Commanders offense with a slot receiver to pair with top wideout Terry McLaurin and Curtis Samuel. - Two big-time receivers were on the move Thursday night.
- Hereās everything you need to know before the 2022 NFL draft kicks off Thursday night in Las Vegas.
- In 2005, Tyler Badie and his family were displaced from their home in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and moved to Randallstown. After becoming a potential NFL draft pick at Missouri, Badie will never forget his time in Baltimore and at Friends School.
- Now that the dust has settled from a wild few weeks of player movement, team needs are becoming abundantly clear.
- The National Football League has its share of buffoonish owners like Jerry Jones in Dallas and Washingtonās Dan Snyder, but Clevelandās Jimmy and Dee Haslam have taken their desperation for winning to another level in agreeing to a five-year, $230 million deal with quarterback Deshaun Watson, columnist Mike Preston writes.
- As the Washington Commanders consider leaving behind their Prince Georgeās County home, local leaders are pleading for Maryland not to neglect their neighborhoods once again.
- The Indianapolis Colts are moving on from Carson Wentz after one season, sending him to a team heās familiar with from his days in the NFC East.
- For those looking to catch a glimpse at a prospect with Maryland ties or check out a potential Ravens target, hereās what you need to know.
- At least seven football players with ties to the Baltimore area and Maryland were chosen in the eight-team, 35-round United States Football League draft. The season begins April 16 and concludes July 3.
- Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the state by allowing the NFL team to forgo what could be $1 billion or more in future tax payments to help finance a potential new football stadium.