One day after general manager Andrew Berry said the Browns had no intention of trading Myles Garrett, who has asked to be moved, the four-time All-Pro defensive end told the organization Thursday to pound sand on a contract extension, according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.
Garrett announced in Week 17, after the team restructured Deshaun Watson's contract, that he would meet with the organization after the season to see what their overall plan would be moving forward, saying he was sick of losing and wanted a chance to win a Super Bowl. He announced on Super Bowl Sunday that he had requested a trade.
Garrett's agent has informed the Browns again that it's not about the money, that Garrett wants a ring, and that he does not want to be in Cleveland. Cabot reports Berry wants to make Garrett the highest-paid defender in NFL history, at $40 million per season. The team is currently $22 million over the salary cap for 2025. Garrett counts just under $20 million against the cap this upcoming season, and is signed through 2026, but has void years that makes him a cap hit ranging from $37 million to $4.7 million through 2030.
How Berry still has a job will always confound me. The team is underwater on the cap as it is. Watson's $72.9 million against the cap in 2025 and 2026, the last two years of his deal, but he'll count $26.9 million against the cap in 2027 because of void years needed to mitigate his dead cap hit. If both are gone in 2027, Watson and Garrett will count $64 million against the Browns' cap in 2027, while playing elsewhere. Brilliant.
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12:55 am - 02.28.2025rochester, n.y.One day after general manager Andrew Berry said the Browns had no intention of trading Myles Garrett, who has asked to be moved, the four-time All-Pro defensive end told the organization Thursday to pound sand on a contract extension, according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.
Garrett announced in Week 17, after the team restructured Deshaun Watson's contract, that he would meet with the organization after the season to see what their overall plan would be moving forward, saying he was sick of losing and wanted a chance to win a Super Bowl. He announced on Super Bowl Sunday that he had requested a trade.
Garrett's agent has informed the Browns again that it's not about the money, that Garrett wants a ring, and that he does not want to be in Cleveland. Cabot reports Berry wants to make Garrett the highest-paid defender in NFL history, at $40 million per season. The team is currently $22 million over the salary cap for 2025. Garrett counts just under $20 million against the cap this upcoming season, and is signed through 2026, but has void years that makes him a cap hit ranging from $37 million to $4.7 million through 2030.
How Berry still has a job will always confound me. The team is underwater on the cap as it is. Watson's $72.9 million against the cap in 2025 and 2026, the last two years of his deal, but he'll count $26.9 million against the cap in 2027 because of void years needed to mitigate his dead cap hit. If both are gone in 2027, Watson and Garrett will count $64 million against the Browns' cap in 2027, while playing elsewhere. Brilliant.
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