Terry McLaurin, Premier Person and Athlete
In sports culture, the capital of the United States hasn’t quite been up to par with expectations as a whole. Narrowing down to just football the gap from the top is significant and unappealing for fans. When it comes to the football athletes, negativity can begin to dissolve though. Building blocks are in place via incredible personalities flooding the locker room. Shining the brightest in the room is DC‘s finest, Scary Terry McLaurin.
How did the Commanders steal this quality person from the other 31 NFL clubs? McLaurin is unique when it comes to professional athletes, even as a person in general! Caring would be an understatement character trait but it draws an outline to the masterpiece. From personal experience at OTA’s and preseason games Terry would be the last one signing autographs for kids, greeting each individual child genuinely with many thank you’s and hugs! Supporting events in the community for everyone to come together is another popular choice for him, and for fans to meet the kind soul in person too!
Getting to the teammate benefits that Terry provides, an underrated aspect from our hero. Many times in the moments heading to kickoff you’ll find any team huddled up, listening to a motivational speech or phrase from the team captain. Come game day for the Commander’s it’s no different, and yes the man in the center of the huddle is TMac! Pumping the whole team up for 60 minutes of war. Local media get access to the DMV locker room and the comments regarding him are always superior. Not one player has had an issue with our guy and that means as much as anything for a teams unity and that might be something Washington Football hasn’t seen possibly ever..
The most obvious reason number 17 is “him”, the unmatched statistical output from his first four years in the league. According to ESPN.com Scarry has accumulated 4281 receiving yards, over 1,000 yards per season on average! He’s also hauled in 21 touchdowns , which totals up to 126 offensive points, that’s impressive. What makes it most impressive is that it’s been accomplished with a multitude of quarterbacks, some of who weren’t quite starting caliber passers. The other number that stands out comes from Next Gen Stats, the percentage of air yards a single player acquired in relation to the team they represent. McLaurin posted a mind boggling 34%! That’s over one third of the teams air attack coming through “him”.
Creating a legacy on and off the field in D.C. Terry appreciates the fans, and is as genuine as the sand on the beach. It would be an honor for any team to host an athlete with his gratitude. In recent history the most comparable athlete in the DMV would be Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals baseball team (beloved 16 year veteran all in Washington). Washington Commander fans please don’t take for granted what every sports city desires, a real life hero!
Reference
ESPN- https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3121422/terry-mclaurin
Next Gen Stats- https://nextgenstats.nfl.com/stats/receiving#yards
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