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'Nobody was going to beat the 10th pick:' How the Bengals wooed the Giants into trading vet Dexter Lawrence
Bengals acquire Dexter Lawrence II from Giants for No. 10 pick
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Bengals, Giants Dexter Lawrence trade timeline and how CIN got it done
TL;DR
The Cincinnati Bengals completed a trade for Dexter Lawrence from the Giants after weeks of negotiations, initially offering the No. 10 pick. Other teams showed interest, but none matched the Bengals' offer.
Key points
- Bengals traded for Dexter Lawrence from the Giants
- Trade negotiations lasted about two weeks
- Bengals offered the No. 10 pick for Lawrence
- Other teams were interested but couldn't match the offer
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It turns out the blockbuster trade that sent Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals was in the works for weeks.
According to Connor Hughes of SNYtv, the Bengals reached out to the Giants offering the No. 10 pick “roughly two weeks ago.” The front office in New York attempted to keep Lawrence in the following days and weeks before eventually accepting the Bengals’ offer.
The Bengals certainly weren’t the only team sniffing around a Lawrence deal.
But according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, a source said this on the NFL trade block drama: “Nobody was going to beat the 10th pick.”
Written another way, nobody was going to match the desperation and urgency coming out of Cincinnati, where a front office wants to go all-in around Joe Burrow’s prime after years of failures.
There in Cincinnati, too, is a scouting department that probably (and correctly, almost guaranteed) didn’t think a blue-chip defensive prospect like Caleb Downs or Sonny Styles would make it to them at No. 10.
So, the Bengals moved a lottery ticket of a pick for arguably the best Chris Jones-like defender in the NFL, a sure thing to boost the entire defense.
And in a funny twist? That two-week timeline means BJ Hill’s hints on social media were…right on schedule and .
Q&A
What led to the Bengals trading for Dexter Lawrence?
The Bengals initiated the trade discussions by offering the No. 10 pick to the Giants, which ultimately led to the successful deal.
How long were the trade negotiations for Dexter Lawrence?
The trade negotiations for Dexter Lawrence reportedly lasted for about two weeks before the Giants accepted the Bengals' offer.
What was the main factor that made the Bengals' offer for Lawrence stand out?
The Bengals' offer of the No. 10 pick was deemed unbeatable by other teams interested in Dexter Lawrence, according to sources.
