BLOCKBUSTER TRADE?: Buffalo Bills Weigh MOVE for Dexter Lawrence Amid Contract Drama

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a franchise-altering decision: should Brandon Beane pursue a blockbuster trade for New York Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence? With All-Pro production and dominant run-stuffing ability, Lawrence’s potential arrival could transform Jim Leonhard’s front seven. Financial maneuvering, including a possible Dion Dawkins restructure, and trade package speculation heighten the stakes. Is giving up a first-round pick—and a massive contract extension—worth landing the NFL’s premier nose tackle for a playoff push? Joe Marino breaks down every angle of the Dexter Lawrence scenario, assesses the risk of costly roster swings, and questions why the Giants would walk away from one of their cornerstones. Other highlights include insight into Greg Rousseau’s new outside linebacker role, the uncertain future of Landon Jackson, and Jordan Hancock’s quest for positional stability. Can the Bills make the cap math work and finally shatter their playoff ceiling with the right additions?

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0:00.0	Can and should the Buffalo Bills trade for Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence?
0:07.6	We're going to explore that today on Locked on Bills.
0:16.1	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:21.6	Part of the Locked onon Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.5	What's up, Bill's Mafia? It's Joe Marino.
0:30.9	On today's episode, we're going to explore Brandon Bean's comments about Greg Rousseau's new role, but the big story that I want to
0:40.2	dive into is the potential of trading for Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, who has
0:48.8	requested a trade. And the latest here comes courtesy of Ian Rapapur, who shared the Giants and star defensive
0:57.8	lineman Dexter Lawrence, who have been talking about a new big money extension, have reached
1:03.7	an impasse, sources say. The Giants have engaged with teams on a potential trade, and that
1:10.1	will continue.
1:11.3	It should come to a head before the draft.
1:14.8	This is very interesting.
1:17.7	And so I want to talk about Dexter Lawrence, the contract, what a trade package would look like,
1:26.2	and ultimately, if the Buffalo Bills should be all in on
1:31.5	exploring this. So Dexter Lawrence is 28 years old, and he turns 29 in December. He has two years
1:39.3	remaining on his four-year $90 million contract.
1:49.8	And Dexter Lawrence is an absolute stud of a player.
1:55.9	He's a nose tackle, but he's in the special category of nose tackles.
1:58.2	Probably the premier guy in the league.
2:03.9	Not just a run stuff or not just a space eater,
2:06.9	not just a capable pass rusher,
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