Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin has shown a lot of talent during his career, but there's a specific part of his game he's wanting to improve.
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders have experienced a lot of changes on their roster this offseason, but a few marquee players still remain from before general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn arrived this year.
"It's a balance for me because I always want to protect the football. That's my number one objective when I'm carrying the ball," McLaurin said. "But at the same time, I think when you can make one guy, miss, two guys miss, and you get those extra three, four yards, those add up over the course of a game. And I think the elite receivers really do that at a high level.
"I think when you can make one guy, miss, two guys miss, and you get those extra three, four yards, those add up over the course of a game. And I think the elite receivers really do that at a high level."McLaurin notched his third-straight 1,000 yard receiving season in 2023, but gained just 7.6 yards per target last season, the lowest in his career thus far.
Neither number would be considered elite, and as McLaurin said, if he is going to put himself in that conversation, he'll need to get better there.
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