The Bengals today acquired DT Dexter Lawrence II from the N.Y. Giants in exchange for Cincinnati’s first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Bengals also signed Lawrence to a one-year contract extension through the 2028 season.
Lawrence (6-4, 342), an eighth-year player out of Clemson University, originally was a first-round draft pick of the Giants in 2019. He has played in 109 career regular-season games with 102 starts for New York, totaling 341 tackles, 40 TFLs, 30.5 sacks, 15 PDs, one INT and five FFs. He also played and started two postseason contests, recording six solo stops with a TFL.
Lawrence has been voted to the Pro Bowl three times (2022-24), and twice was selected to the All-Pro Second Team by the Associated Press (’22-23).
