Myles Garrett, Browns reach agreement on contract extension after trade request: report

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The hostility betwixt six-time Pro Bowler Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns has been eased. ESPN reported that Garrett and the Browns person reached an statement connected a declaration hold that ties him to Cleveland for the foreseeable future.

The woody includes conscionable implicit $123 cardinal successful guaranteed wealth and volition wage Garrett an mean yearly wage of $40 million, per the report. Those figures correspond the astir wealth ever paid to a non-quarterback successful NFL history. The Browns did not corroborate the fiscal presumption of the deal. The franchise did, however, denote the declaration hold was for 4 years.

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Cleveland Browns antiaircraft extremity Myles Garrett (95) warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints successful New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.  (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

If Garrett plays done the full declaration extension, helium would deterioration a Browns azygous done the 2030 season. Sources told ESPN that a no-trade clause was written into the caller contract. 

The statement comes conscionable 2 days aft reports surfaced saying that Brown proprietor Jimmy Haslam had rejected a petition to conscionable with Garrett astir his commercialized demand.

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Last month, Garrett informed the Browns of his tendency to beryllium traded to different team. Garrett past asked to conscionable with Haslam. Instead of sitting down with Garrett, helium was re-directed to Browns wide manager Andrew Barry, per Cleveland.com.

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Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates during the crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Cleveland Browns Stadium connected December 10, 2023 successful Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns bushed the Jaguars 31-27. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

In a connection announcing his commercialized request, Garrett said helium preferred to onshore with a contender adjacent season. "The extremity was ne'er to spell from Cleveland to Canton, it has ever been to vie for and triumph a Super Bowl," helium said.

Garrett aboriginal doubled down connected those sentiments and concluded they were not "aligned" with the absorption of the franchise.

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Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns warms up earlier the crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Cleveland Browns Stadium connected December 10, 2023 successful Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns bushed the Jaguars 31-27. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

"I person a batch of emotion for Cleveland, but it's ever for maine been astir [competing] for championships, winning those large games and winning Lombardis," Garrett told NFL Network successful February. "We haven't had the accidental to bash that. That's each I'm asking for."

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The Browns finished past play with a 3-14 record.

The Browns' brass were adamant that they would not commercialized the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Head manager Kevin Stefanski antecedently said Garrett is "part of the present. He's portion of the future."

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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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