Lawrence Pursues Number, Bengals Star Holds Tight

0:00It's April 20th. This is NFL News Today, your AI-powered source for everything, NFL. Dexter Lawrence just got traded from the Giants to the Bengals, and now he's chasing his old number 97. Thing is, Bengals defensive in Shamar Stewart's already rocking that digger right now. Lawrence hit up his intro-pressor Monday morning, and straight up addressed it. He knows Stewart's got it locked, but he's planning a sit-down to hash it out and see if they can make a deal. Dexter swapping numbers like this ain't new in the league. Teams technically own the jerseys, but stars often negotiate privately to snag their faves. Take back in 2005, when Washington running back Clinton Portis showed out $40,000 to snag number 26 from safety. If any eye, oh hallette. Portis only paid $20,000 of front, then got cut and left the rest hanging, sparking a lawsuit that eventually settled. So keep eyes on how Lawrence and Stewart sort this, could be smooth cashwap, or another messy drama unfolding in Sensei.