NFL Trade Rumors
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN has spoken to sources who say that a trade for Browns DE Myles Garrett should include at least two quality picks, which could include either two first-rounders or a first-rounder and a high day-two pick.
Fowler has also spoken to several teams who admitted they would reach out to the Browns and expect that Cleveland will say no to any offer.
Fowler adds that Garrett’s list of potential teams will be narrowed down to contenders and that he is solely motivated by his desire to win rather than money, as he would have no problem getting a new contract from the Browns or any other team.
Garrett blew up the NFL world during Super Bowl week when he publicly requested a trade out of Cleveland and said he consulted with basketball superstar LeBron James before doing so.
Despite rumors that Garrett’s request was a play to make him the highest-paid non-QB in the league, Fowler reported that Garrett isn’t after money and simply wants to chase a Super Bowl. Garrett has also confirmed he’s only interested in competing for a Super Bowl.
“I have a lot of love for Cleveland but for me, it’s always been about competing for championships, winning those big games,” Garrett said, via Jackson.
Garrett added he doesn’t think he is “aligned” with Cleveland’s front office’s trajectory for the team.
“Not a decision I take lightly. Just looking at the trajectory of the team and talking to some of the higher-ups…I have a lot of respect for them but I don’t think we’re aligned on where the team is going in the near future,” Garrett said, via Jackson.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero went on the Rich Eisen Show and discussed the Garrett situation. He mentioned that if the Browns change their stance on moving him, they would likely want to get something done by the draft because of the natural devaluation of picks in the future as opposed to in the current year.
However, Pelissero can see this going past the start of free agency and the draft based on the team’s current view on trading their star pass rusher.
“By making this public now this has kind of you know created some level of pressure on the Browns,” Pelissero said. “The Browns continue to say that their stance has not changed here. This could be a situation Rich that we still talking about certainly beyond the start of free agency potentially up to and even beyond the draft here. Those are the natural checkpoints particularly the draft because if you are going to do a Myles Garrett trade, which again the Browns as of now do not want to do, if you’re going to do one, you would like to think that that happens prior to the draft because otherwise, you’re trading picks out into future drafts as opposed to in 2025.”
Overall, Pelissero believes this situation is going to be very drawn out because of Garrett’s current contract and Cleveland’s...
