The Cleveland Browns are coming off a disappointing 2024 NFL season that saw them post a 3-14 record. Despite their struggles, the team isn’t looking to move on from star edge rusher Myles Garrett as it looks to rebuild.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry was asked Tuesday during a Senior Bowl media availability with three Cleveland beat writers whether he would consider trading Garrett for an offer involving two first-round picks.
‘Do you say I’m not interested?’ a beat writer asked, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.
‘Correct,’ Berry responded. ‘You can put that on the record.’
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Garrett has been with the Browns since 2017, when Cleveland selected him with the No. 1 overall pick. He has starred for the team, posting 102.5 sacks over his first eight NFL seasons and earning four first-team All-Pro nods. He was named the AP’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2023 and has recorded at least 12 sacks in seven consecutive campaigns.
With that in mind, it’s little surprise Cleveland would want to keep Garrett. Pro Football Focus graded him as the second-best edge defender in 2024 behind only Aidan Hutchinson, who played in just six games before a season-ending leg injury.
Garrett won’t turn 30 until December, so he should have plenty of good years left in the tank, provided he can stay healthy.
That’s part of the reason Berry implied Cleveland was hoping to sign Garrett to an extension and make him a member of the Browns for life.
‘I don’t want to go into contract discussions. I wouldn’t do that publicly,’ Berry said. ‘But I think you can assume that we do anticipate at some point doing a third contract with Myles. We want him to retire here.’
Time will tell whether Berry and Co. can achieve that goal, but they have plenty of time during which to hold contract talks. Garrett will play the 2025 NFL season on the penultimate year of a five-year, $125 million extension he signed with the Browns in 2020.
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