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Giants IDL Dexter Lawrence Earns 1st Team All-Pro Honors from NFLPA

Lawrence continues to be one of the best young defensive linemen in the game.

Patricia Traina

Giants IDL Dexter Lawrence Earns 1st Team All-Pro Honors from NFLPA
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New York Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence was voted to the NFLPA's First Team All-Pro list at the nose tackle position.

Lawrence, the only member of the Giants to earn first-team status, rewarded the Giants' faith in him after they gave him a four-year, $90 million contract extension by finishing the 2023 season with 4.5 sacks and 53 tackles in 16 games played.

The typically durable Lawrence missed his first game due to a hamstring injury and was limited down the stretch, but he kept plugging away because he wanted to be there for his teammates.

Lawrence was one of the Giants team captains this season. He finished the season as Pro Football Focus’s highest-graded interior defensive lineman (93.0) and highest-graded pass rusher (92.6). In run defense, Lawrence finished third (89.5) behind Quinnen Williams of the Jets and Derrick Brown of the Panthers.

Lawrence was voted to his second Pro Bowl last month, the berth coming thanks to a late push by his peers and coaches around the league who helped him overcome the lack of fan support.

Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams and Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs were the other defensive linemen named to the NFLPA's first-team All-Pro list.

  

  

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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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