The Dallas Cowboys are officially placing DE DeMarcus Lawrence on injured reserve, per Todd Archer.
His roster spot will be filled by new DE K.J. Henry who’s arriving from Cincinnati’s practice squad.
Lawrence suffered a mid-foot sprain during the win against the Giants last Thursday. The injury is expected to sideline him for a significant amount of time, potentially longer than the four-game IR minimum, but at this time is not believed to be season-ending.
Lawrence, 32, is a former second-round pick by the Cowboys in the 2014 NFL Draft out of Boise State. He finished a four-year rookie contract before the Cowboys used their franchise tag.
Dallas once again franchised Lawrence at the start of 2019 before agreeing on a five-year, $105 million deal. He was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list in July but was activated for the start of the regular season.
Lawrence still had two years left on his current deal and was owed base salaries of $19 million and $21 million when he signed a new three-year deal. He was due $15 million and $10 million over the final two seasons of the deal when Dallas restructured his deal in March 2023.
He’s set to make a base salary of $10 million this season, which marks the last year of his contract.
In 2024, Lawrence has appeared in four games for the Cowboys and recorded 14 tackles four tackles for loss, three sacks, and one forced fumble. ProFootballFocus has him rated as their No. 74 overall edge defender out of 105 qualifying players.
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