Cowboys' DeMarcus Lawrence says he burned through his entire rookie salary by his 3rd season

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Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence said he wasted money at a disastrous pace early in his NFL career. 

Lawrence opened up about his past financial struggles during an appearance on the "Level Up Lifestyle" podcast this week, vividly remembering the moment he realized he was broke. 

"The end of my third year, I go completely broke. I get that phone call from my accountant, and he’s like ‘Hey man, you don’t have no more money in your account.’ I’m like ‘What do you mean no more, you mean like zero dollars? What are you saying?’ And he’s like ‘I mean like negative $100,’" Lawrence said. 

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DeMarcus Lawrence and Sasha Lawrence. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

The Cowboys drafted Lawrence in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Boise State. His rookie contract was for a total of $5.5 million and included a $2.3 million signing bonus and base salaries of $420,000, $670,000 and $703,000 across those first three seasons.

Lawrence was also caught using amphetamines in his third season in 2016. He was suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. 

After the end of his third year, Lawrence said his father called him after that asking for some help with some assistance, but the NFL star was unable to offer his help after running out of money. 

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