NFL Network: Giants, DT Dexter Lawrence at impasse with contract talks; situation likely to play out by start of draft

Lawrence, 28, has two seasons left on a four-year, $90 million deal. At an average annual salary of $22.5 million, he’s still ranked 11th in the league, and is coming off arguably his worst season, having registered career lows of 31 tackles and half a sack in 17 starts.

The 2025 season — one in which the Giants went 4-13 to finish last in the NFC East — snapped a streak of three straight Pro Bowl selections for “Sexy Dexy.”

There’s unlikely to be a shortage of willing suitors, among them potentially the Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears or Jacksonville Jaguars. However, the team looking to add Lawrence would likely be on the hook for compensation sent to the Giants as well as locking up the dancing DT on an extension.

Lawrence was the 17th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft — taken 11 spots after the Giants picked quarterback Daniel Jones, who’s now with the Colts.

In seven seasons (109 games), Lawrence has posted 341 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 103 QB hits, 40 tackles for loss and 15 pass breakups.

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