Dexter Lawrence has been a rare bright spot in the Giants' gloomy season.
The rest of the league noticed, too.
Dexter Lawrence was named second-team All-Pro on Friday, becoming the only Giants player to be named to the All-Pro team. Lawrence has been selected as a Pro Bowler before.
Lawrence was named both a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler for the second consecutive year.
Lawrence dominated in the first year of a four-year, $87.5 million extension he signed last offseason, despite battling a hamstring injury late in the season.
He recorded 4.5 sacks, 53 total tackles and seven tackles for loss, according to Pro Football Reference. He was also Pro Football Focus' highest-rated interior defensive lineman with an overall rating of 93.0.
“I think I got better in some areas,” Lawrence said in the final week of the season. “There's still room for improvement and I have to continue to learn my position and build on it. The fact that I'm getting so much attention right now, it's another thing that I have to learn how to play. That's a different scheme that you have to learn how to play, that kind of thing.
“All I can do is keep going out there and keep giving it everything I have every time I step on the field. That's what I'm going to do.”
Inside linebacker Bobby Okereke was likely snubbed after signing a four-year, $40 million contract with the team last offseason and having a strong first season with the team.
He recorded 149 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, 11 lost tackles, four forced fumbles, and had 10 passes defensed and two interceptions in coverage.
A lawsuit could also be filed over the safety of soon-to-be free agent Xavier Michinyi.
He had three interceptions, two of which came in the Giants' Week 18 win over the Eagles, and had 11 passes defended and 116 total tackles.
