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DeMarcus Lawrence gets $105 million payday from Cowboys

Consider DeMarcus Lawrence paid.

The stud pass-rusher reportedly agreed to a five-year, $105 million contract with the Cowboys on Friday, including $65 million in guarantees, as per The MMQB.

Lawrence had been franchise tagged by Dallas for a second straight season and had until July 15 to work out a deal. The sides had been at an impasse on a long-term deal until this week. That may have been due to the player delaying surgery on a torn labrum he played through last season until he had a new deal.

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A second-round pick, No. 34 in 2014, the 27-year-old Lawrence has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons, recording 25 sacks in 32 games over that span. He returns to a Dallas lineup bolstered by the acquisition of defensive end Robert Quinn, a pass-rushing duo sure to make life miserable for Eli Manning and the Giants in 2019.