{"id":969990,"date":"2026-08-11T05:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/969990\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:16:06","slug":"former-ny-giants-dt-dexter-lawrence-is-impressing-bengals-in-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/969990\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NY Giants DT Dexter Lawrence is impressing Bengals in training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-york-giants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">New York Giants<\/a> trading Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals was one of the key storylines during the offseason. Now, it seems like both parties are happy with what they got, but for the AFC North team, more than happy, they are in absolute awe of the defensive tackle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Joe Goodberry of the Locked On Bengals podcast spoke to Ari Meirov about Lawrence\u2019s impact. \u201cHe [<a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/dexter-lawrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Dexter Lawrence<\/a>] has been the best player in camp. He has been absolutely destroying them\u2026 He really looks like he\u2019s back to the 2022\/2023 dominant player.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">That is frightening news for the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">NFL<\/a>. The Bengals always had huge offensive firepower, but lacked defense. Now, Lawrence could be the one piece that puts them over the hump. Fully healthy and in form, Lawrence can be a Defensive Player of the Year contender.<\/p>\n<p>Why the Giants could miss Lawrence?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Lawrence was disgruntled and asked to be traded. Now, the Giants received a top 10 pick in the NFL Draft which is a great price. They used it to select Offensive Tackle Francis Mauigoa. However, they could still miss Dexter Lawrence quite a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Giants\u2019 revamped defensive front faces a steep drop-off in interior pressure and run-stopping capability following his departure. Also, pass rusher Brian Burns said the defense \u201cain\u2019t the Giants without No. 97,\u201d making note of how important Lawrence\u2019s interior pressure was for the G-Men.<\/p>\n<p>Why Lawrence could solve all Bengals\u2019 defensive woes?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Lawrence will be anchoring the interior defensive line with elite run-stopping power and constant pass rush. His massive 340-pound presence eats up multiple blockers, fixing a glaring rush defense weakness that struggled heavily last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[5px] w-full md:mb-[11px]\">SurveyIs Dexter Lawrence a top 5 interior defensive lineman in the NFL?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[9px] block text-(length:--theme-text-size) font-bold md:hidden\" style=\"--theme-text-size:18px\">Is Dexter Lawrence a top 5 interior defensive lineman in the NFL?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/bmilano\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bruno-milano-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Bruno Milano\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[10px] hidden min-h-[72px] text-(length:--theme-text-size) leading-[20px] md:block md:min-h-[52px]\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Bruno Milano is a sports journalist who joined Bolavip in June 2025 and is always craving the opportunity to find new angles to tell stories. With over 5 years of experience, he has covered prestigious events such as Super Bowl LVII, Super Bowl LX and UFC live events. Specializing in football, soccer, and combat sports, he is the complete package when it comes to creating dynamic sports content. A polyglot who speaks Spanish, English, and Italian, Bruno has a comprehensive understanding of various sports, including NFL, College sports, MLB, soccer, boxing, and MMA. His broad expertise and linguistic skills position him well to engage a diverse global audience with insightful and engaging sports journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Giants trading Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals was one of the key storylines during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":969991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2053],"tags":[228,227,256,2296,1489,7,56,6],"class_list":["post-969990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cincinnati-bengals","tag-bengals","tag-cincinnati","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cincinnatibengals","tag-dexter-lawrence","tag-football","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117075180985236581","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969990","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=969990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/969991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}