
It is secure to say Myles Garrett hasn’t made a lot progress on his aim of discovering a brand new NFL residence
Following a public commerce request by the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive finish final month, Garrett just lately requested to fulfill with workforce proprietor Jimmy Haslem, who declined to talk, per NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero.
Garrett, 29, has made it clear he’d wish to be in a extra aggressive scenario — after a 3-14 marketing campaign with the Browns, ending final within the AFC North — saying he’d wish to “compete for and win a Tremendous Bowl.”
Nevertheless, the Browns have proven no real interest in that plan, as each side seem to have dug in on their pursuits.
Cleveland’s normal supervisor Andrew Berry insisted the workforce just isn’t trying to commerce Garrett regardless of his request.
“We will’t think about a scenario the place not having Myles is greatest for the Browns,” Berry mentioned on the NFL draft mix final week.
Garrett, the AP NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr in 2023, was a finalist for the award once more final season. His 14 sacks ranked second within the league, and he grew to become the primary participant in NFL historical past to have 14 or extra sacks in 4 consecutive seasons. He holds the franchise report with 102 1/2 profession sacks.
The primary-overall choose in 2017 is beneath contract with the Browns for 2 extra seasons beneath a five-year, $125-million extension he signed in 2020.
The Browns GM did say that each side have had “loads of dialogue” and he “understands the frustration” from the workforce’s high participant. Berry added that he anticipated Garrett going instantly from the Browns to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
— with recordsdata from the Related Press