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Giants, Dexter Lawrence II Agree on New 4-Year, $90 Million Contract

Lawrence's new four-year deal will make him one of the highest-paid defensive linemen in the league.

Patricia Traina

Giants, Dexter Lawrence II Agree on New 4-Year, $90 Million Contract
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According to an NFL Network report, New York Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II has agreed to terms on a new four-year contract extension worth up to $90 million with $60 million guaranteed.

Lawrence was originally drafted 17th overall in 2019 with a pick the Giants acquired from the Cleveland Browns in the Odell Beckham Jr trade. Last year, he had a monster breakout season in which he set new career highs in sacks with 7.5 and quarterback hits (28), both of which led the Giants' defense and led to his first-ever career Pro Bowl berth.

The durable Lawrence--the only game he's missed in his four-year NFL career was the 2022 regular-season finale in which the Giants' starters were all given rests in that game ahead of their first playoff berth since 2016--also set a new career high in total tackles with 68

Lawrence, who would have earned $12.407 million on the option year of his rookie contract, will now average $22.5 million per year on his new deal, which is the same APY Washington interior defender Daron Payne is scheduled to earn on the new deal he signed earlier this off-season. 

Lawrence's APY also puts him just below Tennessee's Jeffrey Simmons ($23.5 million), who is in second place behind Aaron Donald of the Rams($31.66 million) in APY earnings.

However, Lawrence's reported guaranteed money, $60 million, puts him in second place among interior defensive linemen, just behind Donald's $65 million.

Lawrence has skipped the start of the team's off-season program while his representatives and the Giants have been working out the details of his new deal. His 2023 cap number of $12.407 million should drop by at least 50 percent, if not more, giving the cap-strapped Giants some much-needed breathing room to continue adding to their roster in the coming weeks and months.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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