The new name some bears fans want is Dexter Lawrence.. He had 1/2 sack last year.

The next two years he will get 54 mil at 29 and the reason he wants to be traded is he wants more money.

He is a better player than any DT we have but at 6'4" and 330. Ran a 5 05 40. Not sure that fits the new speed scheme.

No thanks

3 hours ago, Mongo3451 said:

No thanks

I second that.

If they add a NT, maybe go McDonald in the draft, but highly unlikely since they will run more wide/double 3T fronts than fronts w NT.

8 hours ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:

I second that.

If they add a NT, maybe go McDonald in the draft, but highly unlikely since they will run more wide/double 3T fronts than fronts w NT.

Correct

There are better options.

Good against the run? The Giants' defense struggled against the run with him in the lineup.

Sacks? Pressure? He had 1/2 of a sack last year.

Questions about his conditioning and motor.

Doesn't sound like someone I would invest big bucks and draft capital for.

This rumor is false, we did not contact the Giants. It was started by a Packers fan trolling the fandom. Lots brought in to it.

I don't know what drove Lawrence to have a down year last year - but if the front office thought it was an anamoly and they thought he could still be the player he was most of his career - I would be open to a deal but very particular. Basically Lawrence and 25 to move back to 37. So Giants get to jump back up into the 1st round and Bears move back 12 picks. If we needed to give like a future 5th fine.

I’m still in on this deal for the right price. Lawrence is an elite talent. He’s basically unblockable when he’s on his game. Lots of comments about the lack of sacks last year but he was 7th among Dline in pressures. That’s in an injury plagued year. Looking at his pressures since 2022 for a NT he’s 3 times higher than the next best. Billings had 12 pressures last year. From the AI search

Dexter Lawrence recorded a total of 341 pressures over his NFL career up to the 2025 season. This includes 34 pressures in the 2025 season alone.

Relevant.

He's a hell of a player, and the trade scenario that DABEARS suggested would be a steal for us. I suspect they'd want more. But it's clever to regain that 37th pick.

The concern I have is salary cap. He wants a lot of money. he's already set to make $27M and $29M for the next two years, and he's holding out, so he's gonna want a lot.

Today, Will Anderson Jr signed an extension with the Falcons for $150M over three years WITH a no trade clause.

In light of that, I dunno if I can see paying Lawrence $40M+ a year. I'm not an expert on him, so maybe he is worth it. Anyone want to argue that he is? I'm all ears.

2 hours ago, BearFan PHX said:

He's a hell of a player, and the trade scenario that DABEARS suggested would be a steal for us. I suspect they'd want more. But it's clever to regain that 37th pick.

The concern I have is salary cap. He wants a lot of money. he's already set to make $27M and $29M for the next two years, and he's holding out, so he's gonna want a lot.

Today, Will Anderson Jr signed an extension with the Falcons for $150M over three years WITH a no trade clause.

In light of that, I dunno if I can see paying Lawrence $40M+ a year. I'm not an expert on him, so maybe he is worth it. Anyone want to argue that he is? I'm all ears.

I can't imagine him getting that - feels like he wants more guaranteed money but he's at a fair going rate. I am pleasantly optimistic if his pressure rate remained high. For some reason I thought I had read that it was also down in '25. Again - I'm not giving up a 1st. I thought about one of our 2nd rounders - but didn't love that either given the cost and fact they were coming off bad year (and less leverage). But I do think if you could get him for a move back (25 for 37) and than a sweetner (pick next year) or a 3rd this year (and we pick up there 4th rounder) that lets them jump up and get 5th year option in round 1 and get another pick earlier in the draft.