Myles Garrett wants out from the Cleveland Browns, but the front office isn’t budging.
The All-Pro defensive end publicly requested a trade out of Cleveland in early February with aspirations to compete for a Super Bowl elsewhere.
Since then, Garrett has reasserted that he is not open to a contract extension despite Cleveland’s desire to keep him. General manager Andrew Berry said that he wouldn’t trade Garrett even if he were offered multiple first-round picks.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported from the NFL combine that “it’s not just a ‘no’ to any prospective trades, but an emphatic one.”
Fowler also notes that incoming trade proposals for Garrett have been seldom primarily because it doesn’t make much sense to deal him away.
Though the report does add that others around the league are “skeptical” in Cleveland’s refusal to consider an offer, “suggesting the Browns should capitalize on the multiple first-round picks available to them in order to move on.”
For one thing, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported Saturday that the Philadelphia Eagles’ interest in acquiring Garrett is “real.”
ESPN’s Dan Graziano said that if and when the Browns should decide to grant Garrett’s request, the top suitors would be between Philadelphia and the Buffalo Bills. In the meantime, Graziano reported that “Cleveland remains working something out to make Garrett happy and keep him in the fold.”
If Garrett is traded before June 1, his 2025 cap hit would rise to $19.7 million, with the Browns absorbing a $36.2 million dead-money charge. A post-June 1 trade would allow Cleveland to split that financial hit over two seasons.
