Garrett requests trade from Browns

Cleveland Browns star pass-rusher Myles Garrett requested a trade, he announced Monday.

"While I've loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won't allow me to be complacent," Garrett said in a statement, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapaport.

"The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton; it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl. With that in mind, I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns."

"We're not entertaining offers for him," a Browns source told Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.

Browns general manager Andrew Berry said last week that the team won't trade Garrett, not even for two first-round picks, according to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.

"I don't want to go into contract discussions. I wouldn't do that publicly," Berry told reporters. "But I think you can assume that we do anticipate at some point doing a third contract with Myles."

Garrett has two years remaining on a five-year, $125-million extension he signed in 2020. The Browns could save money on his contract by trading him after June 1, according to Over The Cap.

The 29-year-old has been with Cleveland since the franchise selected him in the first round of the 2017 draft. He won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023 and is a four-time first-team All-Pro.

Garrett hasn't experienced much team success in the NFL. The Browns hold a 53-78-1 regular-season record over the last eight years, with just two winning seasons and one playoff victory. Garrett said in late December that he wasn't interested in being part of a rebuild.

The Texas A&M product is coming off a 14-sack season and is in the running for Defensive Player of the Year once again. He has 116 tackles for loss and 102.5 sacks in 117 career games.