NY Giants DL Dexter Lawrence II Gets Incentives Added to 2025 Contract

Lawrence is not only the best player on the Giants, he's also at the top of his position group league wide, and will finally have his pay reflect that.

Jul 23, 2025; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) talks with media during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

New York Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II started training camp as the ninth-highest-paid defensive lineman in the NFL. The Giants, realizing that and the value Lawrence brings to the table, added $3 million in incentives to his deal for the coming year.

Sources: The #Giants have rewarded star DT Dexter Lawrence, adding $3M in incentives to his current deal for 2025. Lawrence is set to make $17M this season, plus the newly negotiated incentives.

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Lawrence was set to earn $17 million in base salary this year. Presumably, the incentives will fall into the “not likely to be earned” category to help the Giants with the cap, meaning that if Lawrence does reach those incentives, they will count against the team’s 2026 cap.

It is also unclear whether any of the incentives are tied to team performance, a mechanism that general manager Joe Schoen has used in the past.

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