After the injury, Lawrence hoped to return to Dallas in free agency. He publicly stated there would be options, and he would like to stay with the Cowboys, though he’d explore other offers. Within two weeks, Dallas hadn’t extended a credible offer, and Lawrence signed a three-year, $32.5 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks.
In Seattle, Lawrence suggested Dallas remains his home, but he made clear his focus had shifted. “Dallas is my home, but I’m here,” he told a Seahawks blog, signaling his belief that a Super Bowl run would come with the Seahawks rather than the Cowboys.
The public back-and-forth with Micah Parsons underscored a broader grudge match between Lawrence and a franchise still trying to redefine its edge presence. Parsons labeled Lawrence’s comments as “clownish” in his critique, and Lawrence fired back that speaking the truth wouldn’t be altered by social-media noise.
Looking back at the Cowboys’ 2025 defensive collapse, factors such as Matt Eberflus’ arrival and injuries to cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland loom large. Yet many observers also view the Cowboys’ decision to let Lawrence walk, while Parsons was traded or moved on, as a strategic misstep that left the team with fewer proven playmakers on the edge.
Lawrence returned strong for Seattle, earning a Pro Bowl nod and rating as a top-15 edge rusher by some metrics, while Dallas faced questions about its approach to pass rush on the outside. Now in the Super Bowl, Lawrence’s arc stands in contrast to the Cowboys’ postseason absence, a narrative the team and its fans will weigh as they assess what went right and wrong in the edge-rush equation.
