Before the Washington Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin agreed to a three-year contract extension coming off the final weekend of preseason play, the 29-year-old requested a trade on July 31.

While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, McLaurin insisted he was serious about finding a new NFL home if Washington wasn't willing to give him a significant pay raise.

"Full transparency," McLaurin said about the situation, per Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. "I told the front office this as well. [Asking for a trade] wasn’t something that I was doing for just like a leverage point or just to do it or let me cause some hoopla. I try to be as intentional as possible. Am I perfect? No, I’m not. Are there some things that you know you think about, that you maybe want t

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