Dexter Lawrence ‘does indeed want out of New York’, per report

Dexter Lawrence | Ken Ruinard / USA Today Network South Carolina / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence “does indeed want out of New York,” according to reporting from CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones . Lawrence, who has requested a trade and is not attending voluntary offseason workouts, has been said to want an contract extension and a raise from his current four-year, $90 million deal, which carries an average annual value of $22. 5 million.

Here is what Jones wrote about the Lawrence situation: Dexter Lawrence’s trade request was not just an attempt for more money from the team. Two sources tell me he does indeed want out of New York. But the Giants do not necessarily agree, and they don’t have to make a deal by next week.

Here’s what I’ve gathered: The Giants do not seem too keen on paying Lawrence high-market price coming off his worst statistical season of his career, but they aren’t going to give him away. If they can get a great offer for him — something that includes at least a first-round pick — I think they will deal him. The acquiring team will likely have to pay Lawrence a salary in the high-20s upon trading for him.

That would be OK for a contending team needing an interior defensive lineman and realizing this is not the year to hope you’ll get one in the draft. Quinnen Williams went for a first and second back at the trade deadline, and that generally seems like a fair price for Lawrence. What will be interesting is if the Giants take a 2026 second rounder and demand a 2027 first.