Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin suffered a torn patellar tendon, an injury that will end his season, coach Dan Quinn announced Tuesday.
McLaurin sustained the injury in the first quarter of Monday night's 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
He was carted off the field with an air cast on his left knee after he attempted to cut sharply to the outside while running a route on third-and-9 with 2:16 left in the quarter. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was sacked on the play.
McLaurin, 31, caught a 27-yard pass on the Commanders' first drive, leading to a field goal. He is second on the team in receptions with 15 and has a team-high 230 yards receiving, with one touchdown.
McLaurin, 31, sat out Washington's Week 4 game against the Indianapolis Colts after injuring a hamstring two days earlier, but he returned the following week.
He sat out seven games in 2025, ending a streak of 72 consecutive games played. Before last season, he had been a consistent producer, with five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, from 2020 to 2024.
McLaurin signed a three-year contract extension before last season. He'll count $34 million against the salary cap in 2027 and $39.5 million in 2028. The Commanders could either restructure his contract after this season or release him with $25.5 million in dead cap room.