Ron Rivera: This organization needs men like Terry McLaurin

Terry McLaurin, wide receiver for the Commanders, has had a significant impact on the offense over the past three seasons.

Ron Rivera: This organization needs men like Terry McLaurin

Terry McLaurin, wide receiver for the Commanders, has had a significant impact on the offense over the past three seasons. However, Ron Rivera, head coach of the team, said Wednesday that it wasn't his only reason for signing him to a three year contract extension.

Rivera introduced McLaurin to a press conference, saying that McLaurin's retention "means much for the team as an entire" and that keeping him around is a move that will affect the whole organization.

Rivera stated that he was an organizational signing. Source: John Keim at ESPN.com. It has a positive impact on both the football and business sides. It shows people that we want to keep young men of such stature. We want them representing our company.

Rivera's remarks come as Congress is investigating the conduct of Daniel Snyder, the owner of the company. Rivera's comments show a clear effort to put the future in focus and not on past actions that have created a negative perception about the team.