The NFL draft is less than one month away, but the Dallas Cowboys are already on the clock for something else.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Friday on NFL Total Access that contract talks between the Cowboys and defensive end Demarcus Lawrence hinge on Lawrence's pending shoulder surgery:
Ian RapoportFrom @NFLTotalAccess: The #Cowboys negotiations with DeMarcus Lawrence have a twist: He hasn’t had labrum surgery yet, the team wants him to, and he‘s expected to wait until he has a new deal. u23f1 https://t.co/3k2lcmk1GW
Lawrence said in October that he has been playing through a torn labrum in his shoulder for the last two years.