One of the big mysteries of the 2025 NFL season is how little impact New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has had so far. The Giants’ edge defenders, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and rookie Abdul Carter, have each had good seasons to date. The thinking was that a healthy Lawrence, returning after an elbow dislocation in Dallas last season, would create no room to hide for beleagured quarterbacks. To some extent that has occurred: The Giants are tied for 12th in the NFL in both sacks (19) and total pressures (61). Not much of that has come from Lawrence, though, who doesn’t have a sack yet this season.

Former Giants great Carl Banks called out Lawrence after Sunday’s game against the Eagles, during which Lawrence had a half-sack, three assisted tackles and one QB hit. His Pr

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