Sexy Dexy no longer wants to dance in New York.<\/p>\n
Contract negotiations between Big Blue star Dexter Lawrence<\/a> haven’t progressed to the defensive tackle’s liking, leading to Monday\u2019s news that he\u2019s seeking a trade<\/a> from the only team he’s played for in seven seasons.<\/p>\n The timing of the leaked news is calculated, as the Giants are set to report Tuesday for the start of voluntary workouts under new head coach John Harbaugh. It’s a shot across the bow of the New York front office to up their offer for the stud DT.<\/p>\n Lawrence is coming off a down season, registering .5 sacks and 31 tackles in 17 games, ending his streak of three straight Pro Bowls. However, he remains a penetrating force who can completely change the complexion of any defense. Lawrence’s ability to get upfield and discombobulate the pocket is a talent matched by few. Even in a down year, he remained a top-10 interior pass rusher. The tape remains top-tier.<\/p>\n Lawrence has two years remaining on his contract with base salaries of $18.5 million in 2026 and $18 million in 2027, with no guaranteed money left. The $22.5 million per year average on his last contract places him 11th among interior defenders. Even entering his age-29 season, he’s worth a pay raise. The desire for a new contract, however, would curtail any compensation the Giants could get back in a trade.<\/p>\n Every team in the NFL could use a player of Lawrence’s caliber. Every team. But let’s run through a list of some ideal landing spots for the Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sexy Dexy no longer wants to dance in New York. Contract negotiations between Big Blue star Dexter Lawrence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[90,1227,117,391,256,1489,7,253,125,393,262,56,88,609,4267],"class_list":{"0":"post-859265","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-analysis","9":"tag-around-the-nfl","10":"tag-baltimore-ravens","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","13":"tag-dexter-lawrence","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-houston-texans","16":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","17":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","18":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","19":"tag-new-york-giants","20":"tag-news","21":"tag-no-minute","22":"tag-offseason-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116364320948113016","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}