Per his request, a former Clemson standout has been traded.

The New York Giants are trading All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a report from NFL Insider Jordan Schultz. The Bengals will send the No. 10 overall pick in next week’s NFL Draft to the Giants as part of the deal.

Lawrence recently requested to be traded after the two sides were unable to come to terms on a contract extension. Lawrence still has two years remaining on his current deal that calls for him to make $20 million in 2026.

The 6-foot-4, 340-pound defensive tackle is coming off a down 2025 campaign, his seventh with the Giants. In 17 games (all starts), Lawrence tallied 31 total tackles, four tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, eight quarterback hits, four passes defended and an interception that he returned 37 yards. His numbers in sacks, tackles and quarterback hits were all career lows.

Prior to the 2025 season, Lawrence collected three straight Pro Bowl selections from 2022-24 and also earned All-Pro honors in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He became the first Giants player to be voted to three straight Pro Bowls since safety Landon Collins from 2016-18, and if he hadn’t suffered a season-ending elbow injury in 2024, he could have very well earned his third consecutive All-Pro selection as well.

Heading into his eighth NFL season in 2026, Lawrence has racked up 341 total tackles, 40 tackles for loss and 30.5 sacks in 109 career games (102 starts) since being selected by the Giants in the first round (17th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

The Clemson Insider’s Gavin Oliver contributed to this story