{"id":10258,"date":"2026-04-19T08:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/source-giants-trade-lawrence-to-bengals-for-no-10-pick-newsday\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:51:31","slug":"source-giants-trade-lawrence-to-bengals-for-no-10-pick-newsday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/source-giants-trade-lawrence-to-bengals-for-no-10-pick-newsday\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Giants trade Lawrence to Bengals for No. 10 pick – Newsday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence walks off the field after a game against the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025. Credit: Ed Murray
Dexter Lawrence got his wish.\u00a0
In a bombshell move Saturday night, the Giants agreed to trade the All-Pro defensive tackle\u00a0to the Bengals for the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL Draft, a league source confirmed to Newsday.
The Giants now have the No. 5 and No. 10 picks in the draft, which begins Thursday night. It\u2019s the first time since 2022 that the Giants have two top-10 picks and the second straight season they will pick twice in the first round.\u00a0
But they don\u2019t have one of their longest-tenured players in Lawrence. He demanded a trade on April 6<\/a> and didn\u2019t attend their voluntary offseason workouts starting the next day.
Lawrence has been with the Giants since they drafted him 17th overall in 2019 and was a team captain since 2022. He made three Pro Bowls, two All-Pro second teams and has been among the NFL\u2019s best at his position.
Lawrence had 30.5\u00a0sacks in seven seasons and commanded double teams due to his presence at 6-4, 340 pounds. It freed up teammates to have success and linebacker Brian Burns credited the attention on Lawrence for helping him get a career-high 16.5\u00a0sacks last season.
Yet things changed when Lawrence made his trade request with two years left on his contract. Giants coach John Harbaugh<\/a> took the high road while touting Lawrence\u2019s credentials on April 7.
\u201cSpeaking for the Giants, we want Dexter here,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cI believe Dexter wants to be here. That's a good formula. But there's business involved.\u201d
General manager Joe Schoen added Tuesday that the team and Lawrence\u2019s representation has good and productive talks. However, it was reported that night that talks reached an impasse and Lawrence\u2019s future became murkier.
Lawrence signed a four-year, $90 million extension in 2023 that made him the third-highest paid defensive tackle based on average annual salary. He slipped to the 12th-highest paid as of this year and had no guaranteed money remaining on his deal.
His demand also came after a career-worst season where he had just a half-sack after a career-high nine sacks in 2024 before a season-ending elbow injury.
The Giants tried to sweeten Lawrence\u2019s deal by adding up to $3 million in incentives last season. He received only $1 million of that due to his production.
Even with Lawrence, the Giants struggled to stop the run. They were last in opponent yards per carry last season and 31st in rushing defense. That was a regression from being 27th in rushing defense in 2024.
Harbaugh noted two weeks ago that everyone on the Giants is tradable. Now that message is clear with Lawrence heading to Cincinnati and the Giants in line to make two top-10 selections come Thursday.
Four years ago, when the Giants had two first-round picks, Schoen drafted Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal in his first draft as general manager. Last season, the Giants took Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart in the first round.
\u201cThe more swings, the better chances of hitting,\u201d Schoen said Tuesday. \u201cIt also allows you to build depth at different parts of the draft. You'd like for them all to become starters, but there are certain parts of the draft where you're looking for either special teams or depth pieces if somebody gets injured.\u201d
But as the Giants prepare to pick fifth and 10th, they also have a major hole on defense after losing Lawrence. They also have a locker room that saw Saquon Barkley leave in free agency two years ago to the Eagles.
Lawrence, at least, won\u2019t be in the same division. But the Giants have to replace one of their best players<\/a> after holding firm to grant Lawrence his wish to play elsewhere.
Evan Barnes covers the Giants for Newsday. He previously covered the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis football and the Memphis Grizzlies and also covered prep sports in Los Angeles.
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