Giants star Dexter Lawrence disputes team legend's claim NFL players don't respect him anymore: 'Delusional'

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A New York Giants star is firing back at a team legend’s criticism of his play this season. 

Carl Banks, one of the team’s best defensive players of all time, recently called out Lawrence, saying no one in the league respects him anymore. 

Banks said he has a rapport with Lawrence, but a scathing performance statement like that, even from a team legend, doesn’t usually sit well. 

Lawrence was asked about what Banks said at his locker Wednesday, and as you’d expect, he didn’t appreciate it. 

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Carl Banks of The New York Giants enjoys a suite during a game between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders at MetLife Stadium Feb. 18, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Kostas Lymperopoulos/NHLI)

"He’s delusional," Lawrence replied, per the New York Post. "His words are delusional."

Perhaps Banks was trying to motivate the Giants' star defensive tackle, but Lawrence doesn’t view it that way at all. 

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"Let’s say this. I hope people start trying to disrespect me. Let’s say that," he said. 

"I hope they start not respect me because that’s not what’s showing on the field. They’re showing a lot of respect on the field."

The respect Lawrence is talking about refers to the double teams he consistently gets on game day, and that’s not at all uncommon throughout his Giants tenure. Lawrence is arguably one of the best at his position in the NFL, and it usually takes more than one man