The Senior Bowl is supposed to be about scouting future stars, but for the Browns, it turned into a full-on distraction. Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett? Yeah, he wasn’t exactly feeling the Dawg Pound energy. Browns GM Andrew Berry tried to shut down the noise, saying he wouldn’t entertain trade offers.
Just 36 hours later? Boom. Garrett officially requested a trade.
Ian Rapoport broke the news: “Reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and #Browns star Myles Garrett has requested a trade.” And just like that, one of the league’s most dominant pass rushers is looking for the exit. Garrett didn’t leave any room for doubt in his statement: “The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton. It has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl.”
And honestly? You get it. Garrett’s been nothing short of elite since the Browns took him No. 1 overall in 2017. Four-time First-Team All-Pro. Six-time Pro Bowler. Seven straight seasons with double-digit sacks. He just put up 14 sacks in 2024, matching his total from the year before. But the Browns? They went 3-14. At some point, you look around and ask yourself—is this really going anywhere?
Garrett turns 30 this year. He’s still in his prime, but the clock is ticking. The Browns aren’t sniffing a Super Bowl anytime soon. And for a guy who’s spent his entire career dominating, the idea of wasting another year in a rebuild? That’s a tough pill to swallow.
So here we are. The Browns say they won’t trade him. Garrett says he wants out. Something’s gotta give. Because one thing’s for sure—Cleveland without Myles Garrett? That’s a whole different defense.
This is a developing story.
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