Dallas Cowboys emerging star defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is coming off a breakout 2017 campaign that earned him a significant pay raise with the team electing to place the franchise tag worth $17.3 million on him for next season.
A new deal may not have been worked out between both sides prior to the deadline earlier this month, but it does present the opportunity for him to secure a lucrative new deal next March from the Cowboys or possibility another team. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, Lawrence already possesses enough motivation to put himself in the position to receive a huge contract.