Terry McLaurin Out for Season With Torn Patellar Tendon

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin sustained a season-ending knee injury during Monday's 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn announced Tuesday that wide receiver Terry McLaurin will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn patellar tendon in his left knee. The 31-year-old captain sustained the injury while cutting on a route with 2:16 remaining in the first quarter of Monday’s 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The play resulted in a sack of quarterback Jayden Daniels, and McLaurin finished the contest with one reception for 27 yards.

McLaurin ends his 2026 campaign leading Washington with 15 receptions for 230 yards. This injury follows a 2025 season where he missed seven games, snapping a previous streak of 72 consecutive appearances. Between 2020 and 2024, the former third-round pick recorded five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons while playing with 13 different starting quarterbacks.

According to ESPN’s John Keim, the injury impacts McLaurin's long-term status with the franchise. Under the terms of a three-year extension signed in 2025, McLaurin is scheduled to count $34 million against the salary cap next year and $39.5 million in 2028. Washington has the option to release him following this season, a move that would reportedly save the team approximately $8.5 million on the cap.

To fill the vacancy in the receiving corps, the Commanders will look to Treylon Burks, Dyami Brown, and rookie Antonio Williams. Stefon Diggs remains the starter on the opposite side of the formation. McLaurin had previously missed a Week 4 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts this season due to a hamstring injury before returning the following week.