A new report reveals what the New York Giants will likely get for Dexter Lawrence.
According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, the New York Giants' likely return in a Dexter Lawrence trade would be a late first-round pick or a second-rounder.
Lawrence has requested a trade from the Giants, who have been reluctant to alter his $20 million salary for 2026 significantly.
Lawrence has two years left on his current contract. The three-time Pro Bowler had an underwhelming 2025 season, putting up just 0.5 sacks, 14 solo tackles, four tackles for loss and eight QB hits.
In 109 games with the Giants, Lawrence has 30.5 sacks, 185 solo tackles, 40 tackles for loss and 103 QB hits.
"He's super, super important. He's a cornerstone football player -- not really a cornerstone, more like the middle stone," new Giants coach John Harbaugh said at the combine in February. "He's right in the middle. He's a very big stone, and he's a very active, athletic one."
New defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson is especially bullish on keeping Lawrence, per ESPN. It will be fascinating to see how this situation plays out. Raanan thinks the Giants "better pull out the checkbook to make it work for at least one more season."
New York went 4-13 last season. The team probably won't get better by trading Lawrence, who was second among all players last season with a 55.5% double-team rate.
"I think it has [improved], but I still think we're a work in progress," Harbaugh said of the team's run defense. "We haven't even taken the field yet for a workout. So stopping the run is not the easiest thing in the world. We have had great success most of the time, but also had moments where we didn't do very well. And we need that. We just think it's really important. I've told a lot of our guys, like it's really a big deal."
The Giants finally have a QB in the post-Eli Manning era, Jaxson Dart. It would be classic G-Men for the team to lose a star defender after addressing its QB spot.
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