Myles Garrett Gets Bad News After Browns Trade Demand

“While I’ve loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won’t allow me to be complacent. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl. With that in mind, I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns.”

Garrett has also been making the media rounds during Super Bowl week in New Orleans, doubling down that he wants to move on.

“It’s not a decision I take lightly,” Garrett said. “It took time and lots of conversation. Just looking at the trajectory of the team, talking to some of the higher-ups, I have a lot of respect for them, but I just don’t think we’re aligned on where the team is going in the near future.”

Browns Will Try to Keep Myles Garrett

While Garrett wants out, the Browns are under no obligation to trade their franchise pass-rusher. He’s under contract through the 2026 season and has little leverage. Garrett could hold out but that could get messy in a hurry.

Cleveland has said that they won’t be listening to offers for Garrett. General manager Andrew Berry shot down a hypothetical trade that would have yielded the Browns a pair of first-round picks.

“Correct. You can put that on the record,” he said, according to the team’s website.

Multiple players have said they’ll try to talk Garrett out of the trade demand, including tight end David Njoku.

“For me, I’m Cleveland ride or die,” Njoku told cleveland.com. “I hope Myles tries to stay. That’s like a brother to me, obviously, so I’m going talk to him and see what I can do. That’s above me, obviously.”

If Garrett is moved, it’ll likely come before the NFL draft, which runs from April 24-26.