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Giants' Lawrence 'like a Michael Jordan of nose tackles'

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It was five games into the Giants' Dexter Lawrence II experiment at nose tackle when his name was brought to national attention. During his weekly appearance on the "Pat McAfee Show," then-Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers mentioned Lawrence's name unprompted.

Rodgers had just seen firsthand the wreckage that the 350-pound Lawrence could do to the interior of an offensive line. He stood out in a New York Giants victory against Rodgers and the Packers during the 2022 season in London.

"They got some studs on the inside.