Lawrence Traded: Giants' Defensive Line Dilemma

0:00On April 20th, former Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence got traded to the Bengals for their 10th overall draft pick. The three-time pro-buller had two years left on his 4-year $90 million extension from May 2024, but contract talks broke down bad. His agent Joel Segal shut down direct talks, forbidding Lawrence from chatting with head coach John Harbaugh or general manager Joel Shone. Instead, Segal dealt with Vice President Don Apante and senior personnel director Chris Mara, who looped and shone anyway. That move frustrated the Giants big time. They offered money close to what Cincinnati gave Lawrence. Just structured different, but Segal rejected it flat out and never countered, even after. Shone call talks, good, publicly. Reports say Lawrence never planned to stay, turning what looked like one-sided negotiations into a straight trade request. The Giants sat on the Bengals offer for weeks before saying yes. Now they've got a huge gap on the defensive line, but expect them to grab vets like DJ

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