Curtis Samuel and Terry McLaurin are back in the same receiving corps.
The two former Ohio State wide receivers are back together again after the Washington Football Team signed Samuel to a three-year, $34.5 million contract on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Former Panthers WR Curtis Samuel is signing a three-year, $34.5 million deal with Washington, per source. https://t.co/MtiJltnecK
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2021
Samuel and McLaurin were both members of Ohio State's recruiting class of 2014 and played together with the Buckeyes for three years. Now they're set to be the top two receivers in Washington, who now has four former Ohio State players on its roster, also including Chase Young and Marcus Baugh.
McLaurin quickly took to Twitter to express his excitement about the reunion:
Oh its lit!! @CurtisSamuel4__ https://t.co/HnVNxjH54C
— Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) March 18, 2021
We really talked about this in the dorms freshman year
— Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) March 18, 2021
Samuel heads to Washington after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers, in which he caught 185 passes for 2,087 yards and 14 touchdowns while also running the ball 72 times for 478 yards and five touchdowns.
He's coming off the best season of his NFL career to date in 2020, when he caught 77 passes for 851 yards and ran for 200 yards on 41 carries, all career-highs; ironically, his most productive game of the season came in Week 16 against Washington, when he totaled 158 yards (five catches for 106 yards, seven carries for 52 yards).
That versatility to play as both a receiver and a running back should make him an excellent complement to McLaurin, who's been the WFT's leading receiver in each of his first two seasons in the NFL. They'll likely be catching their passes in 2021 from Ryan Fitzpatrick, who agreed to a one-year deal with Washington earlier this week.
