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The Dallas Cowboys see multiple benefits from the New York Giants' trade of star defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence. This trade is perceived as advantageous for the Cowboys from their strategic viewpoint.
Inside How Cowboys Benefit From Giants' Blockbuster Dexter Lawrence Trade
FRISCO - Benefits, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder.
But from the perch from which the Dallas Cowboys view the New York Giants' blockbuster trade of star defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence?
It's beautifully beneficial in multiple ways.
On the surface, and in the most conventional sense, there is the "get him out of the division'' aspect to the deal.
Lawrence, unhappy with his New York contract talks, is moving on to the Cincinnati Bengals. That means Dallas won't have to deal with his game-wrecking talents inside the NFC East twice a year.
But there is a deeper part of this deal that includes a Dallas benefit.
The deal has Cincy sending the No. 10 overall pick in the draft to New York, which already owned the No. 5 pick in the selection process, which begins on Thursday.
So yes, the Giants have big-time ammo now ... as they have a total of two picks in the top 10 of the 2026 NFL Draft. (As do the Cowboys, of course, with picks Nos. 12 and 20.)
And what will be the result of those New York picks? That's where the Dallas benefits kick in.
New York had been linked to Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles - who the Cowboys love - with the No. 5 pick.
But the Giants might also like Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love or Ohio State safety Caleb Downs; Dallas also thinks highly of Downs.
So the Giants figure to pluck one of them off the board at No. 5.
And what about at No. 10?
The trade is viewed as beneficial for the Cowboys, enhancing their strategic position in the division.
The specifics of what the Giants received in the trade are not detailed in the provided content.
Dexter Lawrence is a star defensive lineman whose trade impacts the competitive dynamics between the Giants and Cowboys.
The long-term effects could shift the balance of power in the NFC East, affecting both the Giants and Cowboys' future strategies.

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Before this trade, the Bengals would've almost certainly used that pick on a defensive player.
That could've meant the Giants taking one of Dallas ' defensive-desirous preferred targets off the board at 5 and the Bengals taking another one off the board at 10.
But with this trade?
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It seems highly unlikely that the Giants will take defense at both Nos. 5 and 10 ...
And that should mean one more defensive player is left for Dallas to choose from at No. 12.
So maybe New York takes defense at 5 and then at 10, balances things out with an offensive player, a receiver like Carnell Tate of Ohio State or Jordyn Tyron of Arizona State.
The Cowboys could sidestep some of these worries, of course, by trading up.
I'm told they haven't called the Cardinals (picking at No. 3) but that the idea of a trade there is being evaluated in-house. We do know Arizona seems willing to listen.
The Titans at No. 4 are reportedly willing to do the same.
And the idea of swapping up to Cleveland at No. 6? That's more than a rumor.
But in theory, the Giants/Bengals trade soothes some of the worries and maybe even negates some of the "need'' for a gigantic trade-up in this draft.
Before, both 5 and 10 were likely going to be defensive guys. The odds of that just got theoretically cut in half ... meaning a likely benefit to the Cowboys at No. 12.
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