Commanders star wide receiver Terry McLaurin out for season with patellar tendon injury, coach says

Star wide receiver Terry McLaurin is out for the remainder of the season with a torn left patellar tendon, coach Dan Quinn announced Tuesday.McLaurin will undergo surgery to repair the injury.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."Man, he brings a lot on and off the field," Quinn said of McLaurin while speaking to reporters.
"I felt him in so many unique ways this season from training camp to in-season.For him to even start the game like he did was significant."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGETerry McLaurin No.
17 of the Washington Commanders is carted off the field against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game at Levi's Stadium on Oct.19, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif.
(Cooper Neill/Getty Images)The 31-year-old suffered the injury while running a route in the first quarter of the Commanders’ 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.He was carted off the field with an air cast on his left leg.The two-time Pro Bowler has spent his entire eight-year career with the Commanders.
In five games this season, he had 15 catches for 230 yards and a touchdown.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Terry McLaurin No.
17 of the Washington Commanders is attended to by medical staff against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game at Levi's Stadium on Oct.19, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif.
(Cooper Neill/Getty Images)Over his career, he has 513 catches for 7,191 yards and 42 touchdowns.Before the 2025 season, McLaurin signed a three-year, $96 million contract extension after a lengthy holdout.
The deal runs through the 2028 season.Next season, he is owed $23.3 million, including $5.35 million guaranteed for injury if he isn't healthy by April 1.That provision cou...