After 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, DeMarcus Lawrence has a brand new dwelling.
The four-time Professional Bowl defensive finish has agreed to a three-year cope with the Seattle Seahawks that features $18 million assured and a max worth of $42 million, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
The Seahawks had a necessity on the sting after releasing Dre’Mont Jones. They’ve additionally had discussions with exterior linebacker Uchenna Nwosu a couple of reworked deal that might decrease his $21 million cap cost.
In Seattle, Lawrence reunites with Aden Durde, who was the Cowboys’ defensive position coach earlier than the Seahawks employed him final 12 months to coordinate Mike Macdonald’s protection.
Lawrence performed in simply 4 video games in 2024 due to a proper midfoot sprain suffered towards the New York Giants. He went on injured reserve with the hopes of returning later within the season, however with the Cowboys ending 7-10, it did not make a lot sense for him to return. He completed the season with 14 tackles, 3 sacks and eight quarterback pressures.
Lawrence, 32, has developed into one of many higher two-way defensive ends within the sport together with his skill to play the run and have an effect on the quarterback. He signed the richest deal in Cowboys historical past given to a defensive participant in 2019 — 5 years, $105 million assured — after posting back-to-back seasons of 14.5 and 10.5 sacks.
However he didn’t put up greater than 6.5 sacks in a season after signing the deal. Nonetheless, coaches raved about his skill to do extra than simply sack the quarterback. Taking away his injury-filled seasons of 2021 and 2024, he posted at the very least 36 pressures and 6 tackles for loss.
Lawrence has 61.5 sacks in 11 NFL seasons.
ESPN’s Brady Henderson and Todd Archer contributed to this report.
