We recently saw the long-awaited conclusion to the Myles Garrett-Browns feud which ended with Garrett agreeing to play with a four-year, $160MM extension. The deal ended up making Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, but if you ask him, he’ll still claim that his concern was not money but being on a competitive team, per ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi. 
Despite having two years remaining on a five-year, $125MM contract, Garrett and Cleveland became so entrenched in an extension negotiation that Garrett requested a trade. At the time, Garrett seemed to indicate that his desire to leave Cleveland had nothing to do with the money the team didn’t seem to be willing to pay him and everything to do with playing for a team that had the ability to contend for a Super Bowl.
That stance seemed to hold true as player and team had seemed to cut off all possibilities of reconciliation. At one point owner Jimmy Haslam even declined to meet with his start player. Yet, days later, the new deal came through and everything was peaches.
So, what changed? Did the Browns make a move to become contenders or did the money become too much to ignore? While fans and analysts pointed early and often to the latter options, Garrett insists that, despite many frustrations throughout the ordeal, his confidence in the team’s future did, ultimately, change.
Garrett claims that further conversations and “constant communication” with team management change his mind about being traded, that “talking about the plans and future of this team” convinced him that they could “turn this around and turn Cleveland into a winner.” While Garret admits that his frustrations led to those early, frustrated comments, they were true and allowed him and the team to come together with meaningful conversations about how to improve their outlook.
It’s hard to tell if Garrett is just backtracking so as not to seem like he went back on his word. At one point, Garrett was doubling down on his desire to be traded while general manager Andrew Berry was adamant that he had no intention of trading him. One’s will may have just been stronger than the other in this situation.
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter all that much. Whether these were just lengths Garrett went to in order to have meaningful input on what the team needed to do to improve or whether the team just showered Garrett in enough money to drown out his concerns, he’s back and under contract for years to come. We’ll see if Garrett’s efforts are enough to change the trajectory of the franchise moving forward.
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So if Garrett is suddenly bullish about the Browns future…..which probably starts with a QB, their #1 certainly will be Ward…..and from a Giants perspective….thank God…..
My guess is they flat refused to trade him for a combination of cap and optics reasons, but had to back up the truck as a consolation prize.
Nothing wrong with wanting money but come on you wanted out before they presented that historical number lmao stop lying man
Garrett is so full of it. When he race baited Mason Rudolph and no one backed him up he lost all credibility of anything coming out of his mouth. This time is no different lol
Agreed man he wanted out for real lmao
And then the NFL gave him man of the year like him lying about racial slurs never happened.
When you do what he does on the field you get away with it haha
Not gonna lie Rudolph definitely kinda deserved to get whooped cuz he tried to rip Garrett’s helmet off first lol….but when he had that cringe 1on1 interview with the Espn reporter and even she didn’t believe him, you know it’s bad when Espn won’t even back you up sheesh haha
That was funny and nobody brought it up ever again lol smh
I’ll buy the jersey of the next athlete who admits its actually about the money. We all know it’s about the money. Every single one of us will go to whatever employer pays us best. There’s no shame in it. Just don’t act like we’re all naive.
Take your money and be happy Garrett.
If it’s not about money then what exactly did the Browns do from the time you last stated you wanted nothing to do with an extension.
Instead of saying it’s not about money, share what it was that said ok they now know what they are doing here
He belongs In Cleveland! Then he can continue to skip mandatory team activities, flop to draw penalties, and attempt to hit QBs with helmets.
And lose!
He already does that.
He’s known for his honesty and integrity so let’s just take his word for it.
If its about the money – its ok.
But don’t treat fans like idiots. Just own it.
Hey you naysayers, it isn’t about the money. It’s about playing for a team with a long history of winning.
I think you meant whining
In a related note, my free posts on this free website are also not about the money.
In other words, we are both here against the advice of a professional who suggested we could benefit from some psychological therapy.
Yah well I insist it is about money. You’re not serious about winning or you would already be on a winning team .
All these negative comments, especially about his character, yet all of you would love to have him on your team.
he used his helmet as a weapon against the head of an opposing player, and then tried to victim blame him afterwards.
Oh, boo hoo.
“oh boo hoo”
-the guy crying about “negative comments”
Incorrect.
I believe all most all of us would share in the belief that he’d make our favorite team better. It’d be tough to argue against that. However, that doesn’t mean all of us would want him on our favorite team. I know, personally speaking, I wouldn’t. I’d rather watch my team lose with players I *want* to root for than win with players I do not.
Sorry, didn’t realize that you were perfect and want everyone else to be, too.
I’m not the one lecturing people on what they should comment or how they should feel; you are.
Also, not wanting someone on my favorite team that used a helmet as a weapon is far, far from demanding perfection. But if you want him on your team, I assume you have him. Enjoy.
you can hate the person but still go for the team. How many people hate the 1% yet are at walmart every week or order from amazon or have microsoft products on their computer. There are always other options but people go for convenience or lower prices.
Just look at certain car manufacturers and their owners.
Who says you can’t buy confidence? Apparently, you can. The price just starts somewhere around forty million a year.
I’m sure he said that while he was signing the contract.
Hey…Money isn’t everything…personal happiness is…although…that concept is difficult to grasp…I truly thought Garrett would have changed uniforms…he certainly would have looked good in a Buccaneers uniform
Can’t own it, like some of you say.
comments just on this site prove it.
Half of fans get upset.
People call out players for being selfish,
worrying abour their future earnings, their career. players worry about their health over a team, the fans say that would play for free, all sorts of nonsense.
Many fans still live in a fantasy world, they think the players should have the same passion about their team that they do. The team above all else. If a player is overpaid, he is “stealing from their team”.
Yet the players are giving up their bodies, family, time, health, career.
No one is calling out Garrett for asking for more miney. We’re calling him out for being a hypocrite about it.
“Ultimately, it doesn’t matter all that much”.
I think you could apply that statement to the majority of silly posturing that takes place during the off season. Teams and players are now just creating drama for drama’s sake. There’s more I could opinion about this subject but I don’t want this comment to run too long and risk missing out on the next update on the Steelers QB situation (good gawd will it never end).
The only thing more predictable are the comments on the rumors website about there being too many rumors!
The hell it wasn’t. If it was not about money why not insist on a trade or sit out?
Sitting out is a losing move historically. Good on Garrett not to cut off his own nose to spite his face. But yes, Garrett took the bread to sit down and shut up and, hopefully, play well.
… and assaulting Mason with your helmet wasn’t about being psychologically unstable
Yeah…. and Rudolph called him a racial slur