Veteran pass rusher Carl Lawson was not franchise tagged by the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason. As a result, it appears as though the talented defender has already found a new home around the NFL. According to a Monday evening report from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and NFL Network, Lawson has agreed to a multi-year contract with the New York Jets, a team that has already been active early on in free agency.

According to Rapoport, Lawson and the Jets have agreed to a three-year, $45 million free-agent contract. With the newly-inked pact slated to include a whopping $30 million in guaranteed money, Lawson can ultimately make up to $47.5 million during his time with “Gang Green.”

The 25-year-old Carl Lawson previously spent his entire four-year NFL playing career as a member of the aforementioned Bengals. Cincinnati originally selected Lawson in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Auburn while he slowly became a rock-solid player for the Bengals.

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Now ready to take the next step in his career after getting paid the big bucks for the first time, Lawson will look to make an impact for a Jets defense that will be led by first-year NFL head coach Robert Saleh.

Over the course of his 51 regular-season appearances atop the highest level, the former Bengals standout, now Jets newcomer, has tallied 81 total tackles and 20 sacks. Over the course of all 16 regular-season games in 2020-21, Carl Lawson produced 36 total tackles alongside 5.5 sacks in what would become his final go-round in Cincinnati.