{"id":33436,"date":"2025-03-16T01:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T01:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33436"},"modified":"2025-03-16T01:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T01:53:04","slug":"demarcus-lawrence-pens-heartfelt-letter-to-cowboys-after-signing-with-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33436","title":{"rendered":"DeMarcus Lawrence pens heartfelt letter to Cowboys after signing with Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The longtime Cowboys defender said goodbye to the team that drafted him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cowboys-news-DeMarcus-Lawrence-pens-heartfelt-letter-to-Dallas-after-signing-with-Seahawks.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"DeMarcus Lawrence in a Seattle Seahawks uniform with hearts in his eyes looking at the Dallas Cowboys logo as Lawrence wrote a goodbye letter to the cowboys after free agency move to the seahawks.\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Shortly after longtime\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0defensive end\u00a0DeMarcus Lawrence\u00a0signed with the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0in free agency, he began taking shots at his former team. Lawrence did not hold back, publicly\u00a0blasting the Cowboys&#8217; Super Bowl chances by stating that he wasn\u2019t going to win a championship in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>However, on Saturday, the veteran pass rusher was in a more\u00a0reflective mode about the team that drafted him in the second round in 2014 \u2013 the only team he\u2019s ever played for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have had the honor and privilege to wear the star and call myself a Dallas Cowboy for my entire NFL career. There has never been a moment since the day Jerry Jones called to draft me that I haven\u2019t loved every person in the Dallas community, every fan that supports the Cowboys across the world and every player, coach and staff member of that incredible organization,\u201d Lawrence wrote in a goodbye letter on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>DeMarcus Lawrence says goodbye to the Cowboys<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3294947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3294947\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3294947\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeMarcus-Lawrence-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Oct 9, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (90) pressures Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) during the first quarter at SoFi Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3294947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-2 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\u201cI never truly believed that the day would come when I would go and sign with another team. We had always hoped that my family and I would get to finish our careers as Cowboys. Sadly it just wasn\u2019t meant to be\u2026 This is not the end of my life as a Dallas Cowboy or North Texas resident but it is a new beginning and chapter for me and my family. I hope you hold us in your prayers and wish us well on our next journey, and we will see you soon. 90 out!\u201d Lawrence continued on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>After 11 years with the Cowboys, Lawrence joined the Seahawks on a three-year,\u00a0$42 million deal. He\u2019ll switch uniforms for the first time in his age-33 season. And while he\u2019s attempting to embrace his legacy in Dallas, his parting words about the team angered Cowboys&#8217; star edge rusher\u00a0Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n<p>The two former teammates started a war of words online that escalated into a\u00a0personal beef. Clearly, Parsons didn\u2019t appreciate Lawrence voicing his opinion of the Cowboys\u2019 Super Bowl chances.<\/p>\n<p>Last season,\u00a0Lawrence injured his foot\u00a0early and missed 13 games. He was limited to just 14 total tackles and three sacks. The Seahawks hope there\u2019s more left in the tank for the veteran defender who&#8217;s now healthy. Lawrence racked up 61.5 sacks during his Cowboys tenure.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The longtime Cowboys defender said goodbye to the team that drafted him. 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