Myles Garrett reveals how Browns reacted to offseason commerce request

Cleveland Browns pass-rusher Myles Garrett made it identified all through February that he needed to be traded to an championship contender. 

Thus, many assumed he agreed to a four-year, $160M contract extension that included $123.5M assured to stick with the Browns solely as a result of they made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL historical past at the moment. 

Whereas assembly with reporters on Tuesday, Garrett was requested if he had spoken with teammates about his need to depart the group earlier this yr. 

“Certain,” Garrett responded, as shared by the Browns’ web site. “I’ve talked to the blokes, they usually perceive it’s a enterprise and we love what we do, and I really like this group, they usually perceive that I used to be attempting to do what’s greatest for me. And after speaking with them, like I mentioned months in the past, speaking with [general manager Andrew Berry] and [head coach Kevin Stefanski], what’s greatest for me and what’s greatest for this group, ultimately that aligned. And we’re trying ahead to the way forward for this group and the way we are able to obtain the objectives that we need to.”

Garrett revealed that a part of his conversations with Berry concerned campaigning for the membership to re-sign fan-favorite operating again Nick Chubb. Berry as an alternative went in a special course concerning the place, and Chubb finally joined the Houston Texans.

In his authentic assertion about his commerce request, Garrett mentioned that he needed “to compete for and win a Tremendous Bowl” after the Browns completed the 2024 season at 3-14. As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Browns at +180 odds to notch over 6.5 wins throughout the upcoming marketing campaign. Such forecasts seemingly present how sure insiders really feel about Cleveland’s four-way competitors for its Week 1 beginning quarterback job that options Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. 

“I do know they’ll be higher,” Garrett confidently mentioned about his opinion of the 2025 Browns in comparison with what it was on Feb. 1. “I do know we will probably be higher.”

Honest or not, some outsiders now view Garrett as a mercenary who was keen to talk poorly concerning the total expertise on Cleveland’s roster with the intention to obtain a large contract extension forward of this yr’s draft. It stays to be seen what he’ll say in public and behind the scenes if the Browns seem headed towards a dropping season round Thanksgiving.