Per Andrew Elmquist of Browns Nation, NFL Media’s Rich Eisen became the latest person to repeat a popular claim about the Cleveland Browns’ stance regarding Myles Garrett. Eisen said during this past Monday’s edition of his radio program that the Browns “truly have zero interest in trading” the wantaway pass-rusher.
During a recent conversation with Michael Grant of Awful Announcing, former NFL executive and current NFL Network analyst Marc Ross indicated that Browns general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski weren’t bluffing when they said during the NFL Scouting Combine that they’re planning as if Garrett will be an active member of Cleveland’s roster this coming September.
“I know him very well,” Ross said about Berry. “Some other GMs, I would not trust when they say, ‘I’m not going to trade this guy.’ But when he’s saying it, I fully believe that he is not going to trade [Garrett].”
Garrett made it known ahead of Super Bowl LIX that he wants to leave the Browns to join a championship contender. Numerous stories have since linked him with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions, among other teams.
Garrett reportedly has “slammed the door shut on negotiations” with the Browns about a possible contract extension in an attempt to force their hand. However, he is signed through the 2026 season via a deal that gives him no say on where he could be sent since it doesn’t have a no-trade clause.
While multiple Browns reporters said during and after the combine that Cleveland should trade Garrett for multiple assets that could be spent during the 2025 draft, Berry and Co. seemingly believe that the club is a quarterback away from competing for a playoff berth next season. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer mentioned on Thursday that Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio returning to the Browns for another season shows Cleveland is not in “a rebuild.”
Cabot also suggested that Bitonio’s decision could make Garrett “feel better about coming back and trying to get the Browns back on track.”
If nothing else, there’s no sign Berry is having second thoughts about keeping Garrett through the start of training camp. Whether or not the 29-year-old would actually sit out regular-season games to protest a lack of a trade shall be seen.
