There’s been chatter about Garrett’s future in Cleveland since December, when he put pressure on the front office to improve the roster in a hurry.
“First of all I want to win, and want the Browns to be able to put me and us in a position to win,” Garrett told reporters on Dec. 20. “I’m not trying to rebuild. I’m trying to win right now. And I want that to be apparent when the season’s over and we have those discussions. I want them to be able to illuminate, illustrate that for me so that can be something I can see in the near future. Because that’s all we want to do.
That clearly didn’t sit well with Garrett, who referenced it in his demand.
“The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl,” Garrett said. “With that in mind, I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns.”
Browns Don’t Plan to Trade Myles Garrett
The Browns have addressed talk of Garrett demanding a trade as recently as the Senior Bowl last week. Berry made his stance clear that the All-Pro pass-rusher won’t be moved.
“We always have a really good and direct two-way communication with our players,” Berry said. “We feel really good about Myles obviously as a big piece of our future. We’re looking forward to him being on the field
