ESPN reveals why Giants dealt Dexter Lawrence to Bengals
It is now clear.
ESPN reveals why Giants dealt Dexter Lawrence to Bengals originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Giants wanted to keep Dexter Lawrence, but the defensive star made it clear he wanted to move on.
While some thought it was a negotiating tactic, Lawrence was real in his desire to be traded, and the Giants eventually found a trade partner, the Cincinnati Bengals . The Bengals gave up the 10th overall pick to get Lawrence through the doors, a huge price to pay for one player, but they deem him worth it, and New York likely couldn't believe its luck when the Bengals offered what they did. And a source told ESPN why the Bengals were the team the Giants traded with.
"They offered the most," according to a Giants source, via ESPN . "Nobody was going to beat the 10th pick. " More: C.
J. Stroud's Texans teammate bullish on QB's 2026 season Giants now hold two top draft picks While losing Lawrence, their best defensive player, isn't ideal, the Giants are now huge players in the draft in John Harbaugh's first offseason. Now holding the No.