Overview
- Cincinnati sent the No. 10 pick to the Giants for three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and announced an extension after the trade.
- Reports disagree on the new deal, with Newsweek citing a one-year $28 million add-on and The Sporting News describing a bump to three years and $70 million.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the coming season is critical for quarterback Joe Burrow, and he framed the trade as part of a push to win now and keep him satisfied.
- Schefter relayed that NFL executives view this year’s and the next two drafts as thin at defensive tackle, which helps explain paying a premium for an established starter.
- Lawrence requested a trade after failed extension talks in New York, and analysis says Cincinnati expects him to shore up a glaring interior need on a defense that has struggled.