The Dallas Cowboys no longer need to worry about DeMarcus Lawrence making good on his threat of sitting out the 2019 season. The star pass-rusher agreed to a five-year, $105 million deal with the Cowboys last week, ending a months-long stalemate that some worried might lead him to hold out in protest of playing on the franchise tag for the second consecutive season.
A reported stipulation of Lawrence's contract is that he undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum he's played through each of the past two seasons. Set to finally go under the knife on Wednesday, the four-year pro told The Rich Eisen Show he won't rush his rehabilitation, but fully expects to be ready for the regular-season opener regardless.
“Yes, it'll be done [on Wednesday],” Lawrence said of the surgery, per 247 Sports. “I can't put a timetable on how long it's going to take me to recover from the surgery, but I should be back before the beginning of the season.
“The only thing that can be an issue is if I try to rush it, and I hurt it again,” he continued. “There's no need to rush it. I'll just keep working on my fundamentals and try to become the best football player I can [be], and I'll be okay.”
In a Monday interview with ESPN, Dallas' executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed that the decision for Lawrence's surgery was one made in concert between player and team.
Lawrence, 26, followed up a breakout 2017 campaign with another strong performance last season. He finished with 10.5 sacks, leading his team by a significant margin, and also contributed a career-high 64 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 23 quarterback hits, and two forced fumbles.
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