{"id":867992,"date":"2026-04-16T22:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/867992\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:36:28","slug":"new-dexter-lawrence-rumors-reveal-giants-stars-trade-stance-after-contract-talks-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/867992\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dexter Lawrence Rumors Reveal Giants Star&#8217;s Trade Stance After Contract Talks Stall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">While the New York Giants seemingly made progress in negotiations with Dexter Lawrence earlier this week, things have quickly changed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Contract discussions <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/04\/15\/giants-dexter-lawrence-talks-broken-off-gm-schoen\/?utm_campaign=mrf-twitter-NYDNSports&amp;mrfcid=2026041569df96fd2a3ad903eb6c608f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">reportedly<\/a> stalled on Wednesday, and the star defensive tackle now wants out of New York completely, according to <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypostsports\/status\/2044857324632973448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Paul Schwartz<\/a> of the New York Post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">According to Schwartz, Lawrence wants &#8220;a lot more money,&#8221; but added that the trade request is about more than just the contract dispute. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Lawrence has two years remaining on his contract and is currently slated to make $18.5 million in 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The former first-round pick had one of the worst seasons of his career in 2025, recording 31 tackles and just half of a sack. In 2024, he had a career-high nine sacks despite playing just 12 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Giants general manager Joe Schoen <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25417891-dexter-lawrence-giants-engaged-contract-talks-amid-trade-rumors-joe-schoen-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">said<\/a> earlier this week that he and Lawrence &#8220;had good conversations&#8221; recently, adding that talks were &#8220;productive.&#8221; Now, it seems the two sides are at an impasse, and with the draft coming up, Lawrence&#8217;s contract will likely be on the back burner. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Whether he&#8217;ll be in New York next season remains to be seen, but all signs are pointing towards a trade at the moment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the New York Giants seemingly made progress in negotiations with Dexter Lawrence earlier this week, things have&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-867992","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-giants","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkgiants","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116416779653334417","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867992","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=867992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}