Myles Garrett requests trade from Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND — Star defensive finish Myles Garrett has requested a commerce from the Cleveland Browns with the hope of higher positioning himself to win a Tremendous Bowl, in response to an announcement he despatched to media shops Monday.

The Browns completed final within the AFC North with a 3-14 file and basic supervisor Andrew Berry had stated final week he wouldn’t commerce Garrett within the low season, saying he anticipated Garrett going immediately from the Browns to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. A Browns spokesman stated Monday the staff will not be entertaining commerce presents for Garrett.

Garrett is below contract with the Browns for 2 extra seasons below a five-year, $125 million extension he signed in 2020.

“As a child dreaming of the NFL, all I centered on was the last word purpose of successful a Tremendous Bowl — and that purpose fuels me at present greater than ever,” Garrett stated in his assertion. “My love for the neighborhood of Northeast Ohio and the unbelievable fanbase of the Cleveland Browns has made this one of many hardest choices of my life. These previous eight years have formed me into the person that I’m at present.

“Whereas I’ve beloved calling this metropolis my house, my want to win and compete on the most important phases gained’t enable me to be complacent. The purpose was by no means to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has at all times been to compete for and win a Tremendous Bowl. With that in thoughts, I’ve requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns.”

Garrett, The Related Press NFL defensive participant of the yr final season, is a finalist for the award once more. His 14 sacks ranked second within the league, and he turned the primary participant in NFL historical past to file 14 or extra in 4 consecutive seasons. He holds the franchise file with 102.5 profession sacks.

Throughout preparations for the Senior Bowl in Cellular, Ala., final week, Berry instructed reporters he wouldn’t commerce Garrett even when a staff have been to supply two first-round draft picks.

“We really feel actually good about Myles clearly as a giant piece of our future,” Berry stated. “We’re wanting ahead to him being on the sector. Like I stated in my (early January) press convention, we envision him going from Cleveland to Canton when his profession is over.”

Garrett has comparatively low salaries the subsequent two seasons, in response to Over The Cap. He’s owed about $20 million in base wage and bonus in 2025 and $25 million in 2026.

However he additionally carries important lifeless cash if Cleveland have been to commerce him. The Browns, who’re at the moment projected at $30 million over the cap in 2025, would face a $36.2 million lifeless cap cost with a commerce based mostly on bonuses already paid to Garrett. Preserving Garrett in 2025 would lead to only a $19.7 million cap cost for Cleveland.