The Seattle Seahawks signed DeMarcus Lawrence to a three-year, $42 million contract this offseason. He's a big addition to the defensive line as the club aims to be competitive in the NFC West this season. On Monday, Lawrence revealed why he chose to sign with Seattle.

Lawrence, who is 32 years old, claimed that he chose to sign with Seattle because he felt the team truly needed his talents on the roster, according to Caio Miari of The Score. DeMarcus Lawrence claims that playing a key role for a team like the Seahawks was more important to him than signing with a potential Super Bowl favorite. He also admitted that he pondered retirement.

“I'm not going to sit here and jump on a team because y'all have a good opportunity to go to the championship,” said Lawrence. “It's more of, what

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