The Dallas Cowboys are not going to the playoffs this season, so they have some extra time to focus on issues with regards to their players’ contracts, including that of defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. Lawrence’s deal with Dallas expires at the end of this season, but he firmly believes that he’ll continue to be a Cowboy until at least the next season, via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

“I already know what my situation is,” Lawrence said. “I don’t really care about it because I know how the Cowboys feel about me and they know how I feel about the organization. My agent is going to take care of everything, and he knows how everyone feels.”

“I know I’m not going anywhere.”

From the sound of his comments, it appears that Lawrence is confident that his next contract offer would be much more lucrative one than the four-year, $5.5 million he signed with the Cowboys in 2014 after he was drafted 34th overall in that year’s NFL Draft.

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The question now is if Dallas is willing to splurge on Lawrence, who made a strong case for a significant salary bump by recording a career-high 14.5 sacks – the second most in the NFL this season.

The Cowboys could opt to apply the franchise tag on Lawrence, which would pinch Dallas’ pocket with $17.4 million.

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