Dexter Lawrence situation becomes first test of Joe Schoen/John Harbaugh partnership
Few relationships are ever better than they are on the first day. For Giants G. M.
Joe Schoen and coach John Harbaugh, the first day is fading into the rearview mirror — and the first opportunity for disagreement has arisen. It's been there, lurking. On Monday, defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence officially made it known he has asked to be traded, after trying unsuccessfully to get a new contract.
At the Scouting Combine, there were questions. Schoen and Harbaugh did their best to not fuel the issue. “ I don’t know where this Dex stuff is coming from ,” Schoen said multiple times during his Indianapolis press conferece.
At that same time, Harbaugh was effusive in his praise for Lawrence. “He’s a cornerstone football player, not really a cornerstone," Harbaugh said. "He’s more like the middle stone.
He’s right in the middle. He’s a very big stone and he’s a very active athletic stone. So we want him in there being a big stone.