The Cleveland Browns and star defensive end Myles Garrett agreed on an extension through the 2030 season, the team announced.
Garrett signed a four-year, $160-million deal with $123.5 million guaranteed, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports, making him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history (up until the Ja’Marr Chase deal). The deal also reportedly includes a no-trade clause. His extension will likely factor into player negotiations across the league, especially in the pass rusher market.
Garrett previously had requested a trade from the organization on February third. The 29-year-old previously noted that money wasn’t the issue and that he wished to compete for a Super Bowl.
“Myles had a change of heart, and he’s excited to go from Cleveland to Canton and chase a championship in Ohio,” Garrett’s agent, Nicole Lynn, told Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot.
The extension came only two days after Browns owner Jimmy Haslam reportedly declined to speak with Garrett about the pass-rusher’s career.
General manager Andrew Berry previously said the organization wouldn’t trade Garrett for two first-round picks.
“We can’t imagine a situation where not having Myles is best for the Browns,” Berry said at the NFL combine Febuary. 25.
Garrett is the only player to post more than 14 sacks in four consecutive seasons, and he was also named the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year.
The Browns drafted Garrett first overall in 2017 and signed him to a five-year, $125-million extension in 2020. The pass-rusher has tallied 102.5 sacks and 19 forced fumbles in 117 games.
Cleveland currently holds the second overall pick in the 2025 draft.
Jaden Chandler-Parnell, or “JC” is a Sports & Sports Betting Analyst for Stare Down Sports. You can Follow him on X @Jaden95Chandler and on Youtube
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