SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: DeMarcus Lawrence #0 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks’ campaign as defending Super Bowl champions will feature a last dance. Veteran defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, headed into his second season with the team, told Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein on Friday that the upcoming season will be his 13th and final, citing his family remaining in Dallas as reason.
Entering NFL season 13, Seahawks DE DeMarcus Lawrence tells me "this will be my last year." He's coming off productive, ballhawk year & Lombardi. Stayed healthy last season after tough last year with Cowboys, found food & recovery routine that helped him to 6 sacks, 3 FF/FR, 20… — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) August 14, 2026
Lawrence arrived in Seattle last offseason on a three-year, $32.5 million deal that will have no guaranteed money remaining after this upcoming season. The long-time Cowboy remained a productive player in his first year outside of Dallas, playing and starting 16 games for the NFC’s best team while rotating in for just under 60% of the defensive snaps. It was another strong season for the five-time Pro Bowler, as he collected six sacks, 11 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and, incredibly, two fumble return touchdowns. Originally a second-round pick, taken 34th overall, by the Cowboys in the 2014 NFL Draft, Lawrence spent the first 12 seasons of his career with them. Despite multiple seasons derailed by injury, Lawrence will retire in the top 10 of the franchise’s all-time sacks list, ranking 10th with 61.5. The 2025 season brought the veteran his first ring and now, in Lawrence’s final NFL season, he and the Seahawks will look to go back-to-back and send him off into the sunset in style.