DeMarcus Lawrence walked away from the 12th season of his NFL career with something he had never had before: a Super Bowl ring. For a moment, that felt like the perfect ending.
The Seahawks defensive end admitted he had already made up his mind that a title would be the finish line. Retirement was on the table after the win, and he said the only thing that changed his thinking was hearing from his wife that “it was OK.”
“I kind of had my mind made up that if I won, I was done,” Lawrence said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN. “But I kind of had a bittersweet feeling in my heart, understanding that with the type of team that we had, we should have been where we were last year. This is where the hard part begins, staying on top.”
Lawrence, 34, had also thought about retiring in the 2025 offseason when his 11-year run with the Cowboys came to an end. Instead, he signed with the Seahawks as a free agent and now heads into a 13th season with a different goal in mind.
He’s back to help Seattle try to repeat, and he’s eager to see what that path looks like from the other side.
“They say it’s no fun when the rabbit has the gun,” Lawrence said. “We’re the ones with the dot on our backs.
I just want to see how that feels, see the different obstacles that we can overcome. Are we going to stay together in those tough moments throughout a season?
And just be a part of this brotherhood.”
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