Dexter Lawrence ready to dig in as Giants leader after making frustration known
NY Post
Don’t misinterpret Dexter Lawrence’s frustrations.
Yes, he is tired of losing week after week and year after year, but it’s not a situation analogous to other NFL stars who see changing teams as the solution to their problems.
In the middle of an NFL Defensive Player of the Year-caliber season hunting down quarterbacks, Lawrence also is searching for the right buttons to push to get things turned around for the Giants (2-6) — a mission that, if accomplished, would strengthen his chance to be remembered as one of the franchise’s icons in the Ring of Honor.
“I do see myself having my name up there,” Lawrence told The Post. “That means more to me than getting traded. In this organization, anybody would want to have their name up there.”
A passionate Lawrence said after the Giants loss Monday to the Steelers — which dropped his career record when on the field to 30-57-1 — that he was “extremely frustrated.” It is easy for fans to draw a nervous parallel between those feelings and Davante Adams’ words before forcing his way from the Raiders to the Jets.
Lawrence was spotted urging his defensive back teammates on the sideline to play harder after a Steelers touchdown pass that was eventually negated by replay, but “shouldn’t have happened” in the first place.
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