Commanders’ Terry McLaurin out for the season after knee injury on ‘MNF’

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin's season is over. Washington head coach Dan Quinn told reporters on Tuesday that McLaurin suffered a torn patellar tendon and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2026 season.

On Monday Night Football, the WR was carted off with his left leg in an air cast late in the first quarter of Washington's Week 6 "Monday Night Football" loss at the 49ers. The fear, according to Quinn's postgame comments, was always that it was a significant injury, and tests on Tuesday confirmed it.

McLaurin went down while running a route, clutching at his knee, and was unable to get to the sideline under his own power.

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin was carted to the locker room after suffering an apparent knee injury on this play.Hope he's okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/1XL4ezzQgi

McLaurin, 31, has been a staple for Washington since being drafted in the third round in 2019. He had missed one game (Week 4) due to a hamstring injury but still leads the Commanders with 230 receiving yards this season, including a 27-yard catch early in Monday's contest.

McLaurin's injury is just the latest for a snake-bitten Commanders team that lost Jayden Daniels (elbow) for…

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