ASHBURN, Va. — Receiving took work for Terry McLaurin. Giving came naturally.
Parents and their children stood in line at a suburban Virginia parking lot one week before Christmas on a brisk December night. They would soon receive gifts, toys and winter essentials, but not from a rotund man dressed in a bright red suit. The Washington Commanders’ star wideout only dons a uniform on game days.
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Part of McLaurin’s charm lies within his normalcy. Despite the wide receiver’s professional accomplishments — five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, two Pro Bowls and the franchise record for single-season touchdown receptions — he’s about as neighbor-next-door as possible, especially since some of his positional colleagues
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