Browns holding firm with Myles Garrett pays off for both sides in a big way in the end
The Cleveland Browns stood pat with Myles Garrett’s trade request and it has paid off in a big way for both sides. Before the Super Bowl, Garrett requested to be traded from the Browns and was interested in joining a team with a better chance at winning. Now, the tide has turned and the Browns […]
The Cleveland Browns stood pat with Myles Garrett’s trade request and it has paid off in a big way for both sides.
Before the Super Bowl, Garrett requested to be traded from the Browns and was interested in joining a team with a better chance at winning. Now, the tide has turned and the Browns will be holding onto the best defensive player in the league.
Cleveland and Garrett have come together on a deal that will keep him in town through 2030 and it is worth $40 million a year. At signing there is $123 million guaranteed. It makes Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Garrett is the backbone of the Cleveland defense and they would be hurting back with him. The Browns never gave any energy toward trading him and they were never going to do it. GM Andrew Berry remained adamant for the last month that the Browns would not be moving their franchise cornerstone.
Last season, Garrett put together 14 sacks for the second straight season after winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. The All-Pro pass rusher would have run away with DPOY again if it weren’t for the Browns 3-14 record. Garrett has totaled at least 14 sacks for four straight seasons and has double-digit sacks in seven straight. Garrett has 102.5 sacks in 117 games over eight seasons.
Cleveland likely was heading toward a head-on full rebuild if they would have traded Garrett. The previous deal for Garrett didn’t contain a no-trade clause, but this one does. The Texas A&M product will make $100 million over the first three years of the deal.
The best-case scenario for the Browns and Garrett cashes in with a historical contract. The Browns can now put their full focus on free agency.
