Myles Garrett trade rumors are swirling around the league, and it’s easy to see why. The former first-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Garrett is now entering his age-31 season but remains one of the game’s elite defenders. Starting in all 17 games last year, the Texas A&M product recorded a staggering 23 sacks, 60 tackles, 33 tackles-for-loss, and 39 quarterback hits while earning First-Team All-Pro honors and a spot on the Pro Bowl roster. While this was probably the best season of his career, it’s far from his only elite season. Great pass rushers are hard to find, and the Browns have the best one in football.
However, as mentioned above, he is on the older side and can’t possibly have that many more elite seasons left in his tank. The Cleveland Browns are in the deep stages of a rebuild, with first-year head coach Todd Monken hoping to rebuild the team in his image. This process usually takes a while, and Garrett’s best years might be gone by the time Cleveland is ready to compete for anything serious. The Browns could receive a king’s ransom if they decided to trade the star pass rusher, Cleveland recently re-worked Garrett’s contract to make him easier to trade.
With rumors swirling everywhere, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and ESPN’s Adam Schefter recently took to the airwaves to address the Myles Garrett trade speculation.
NFL Insiders Address Myles Garrett Trade Rumors
In a recent appearance on Good Morning Football, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo made it clear that the Browns were “adamant” about not trading Myles Garrett, and that freeing up money for a trade had nothing to do with the team’s decision to restructure the future Hall of Famer’s contract. Adam Schefter gave a similar report on The Pat McAfee Show, saying that the Browns are “100 percent definitely not trading” Myles Garrett.
This definitive language heavily suggests a Myles Garrett trade will not happen, which was always the most likely outcome. While the Browns don’t have the talent to win it all in 2026, teams rarely openly embrace the tank at such an early part of the offseason. The Browns would be significantly worse in the short term without Myles Garrett, so it makes sense that they won’t trade him. Perhaps they’d consider moving him if the team is out of the playoff race by the trade deadline.
