And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred twenty-one of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, July 29th, 2025. The day after the first padded practice at 2025 Commander's Training Camp, the pads were on as the heat is on, a padded practice in the sweltering heat of late July in the Washington, D.C. area.

What could be better?

Coming up later in the show, a full report on the merits and meaning of the padded practice,

as well as an update from head coach Dan Quinn on the competition between Josh Connerly, Jr.

and Andrew Wiley for the starting right tackle job and more praise from

Quinn for Interior Defense of Lineman Duron Payne. Hello and welcome to this Tuesday

installment of the Al-Galdi podcast in which we talk commanders on every episode no matter

the time of year. And no matter the topic, and the number one topic at Commander's Training

Camp remains the stalled contract extension negotiations between the team at receiver

Terry McLaurin, who now is holding in as opposed to holding out. And we on Monday afternoon

got a major item from ESPN NFL insider Adam Schaefter on the Pat McAfee show,

as Schaefter said that he believes that McLaurin, quote, once considerably more, end quote,

than a $33 million average annual value, a $33 million dollar AAV. Wow, considerably more. If that is true,

that is a wapa. Next segment, reaction to and analysis of the latest in the Terry McLauran saga, including from where this Intel from Adam Schaefter may be coming.

You always have to wonder from where is the Intel coming. Who is the leaker? Very interesting to consider that item when it comes to what Schaefter had to say on Monday afternoon.

And I will discuss another commander's receiver, Debo Samuel Sr., who in a post-practice press conference on Monday morning, provided key context on his battle with pneumonia last season.

And also on the show, we'll talk Nationals and Dorials. The Nats, they on Monday night

won at the American League West leading Houston Astros 2-1, but this was off horrendous news. The Nants

on Monday evening announced that their number one pitching prospect, starting pitcher Travis

Sechora, underwent a recent MRI exam that revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

And so he is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery in two weeks.

The O's, they on Monday evening ripped the American League leading Toronto Blue Jays 114 at Oriel Park at Camped Yards is outfielders and trade chips

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