Keeping Myles Garrett won’t be an easy task for the Browns
NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has handed in a trade request on Monday. As per The Mirror, in his statement, he recalls his childhood goal of playing for the NFL and winning the Super Bowl, and shares how that goal fuels him more than ever. His statement ends with the request to be traded.
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With this, Cleveland Browns face a challenge as trying to keep their star player would come with financial issues.
What is at stake for the Browns?
If the Browns are to trade Myles Garrett before June 1, this would mean $36.2 million in dead money on the books with a $16.5 million salary cap charge, reports Spotrac. And if the Browns wait till the start of June, the dead money would be spread across 2025 ($14.8 million) and 2026 ($21.5 million).
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Myles Garrett spent no time becoming the face of the franchise since he joined Cleveland in 2016. Despite having only seven sacks in his rookie season which was shortened by an injury, Garrett has collected 10+ in all the seasons ever since. He was a four-time All-Pro player, with the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. In 2020, he signed a five-year contract extension worth $125 million, and it was the best defensive player contract at the time, according to Pro Football Network.
Cleveland had only three victories in 2024. A poor run of form from the Browns was enough for Garrett to request a trade. Garrett considered the year as a letdown, a bigger one compared to his rookie campaign when Cleveland finished 0-16. In December, Garrett
