Myles Garrett wants out of Cleveland

[RunKC]

Breaking: Reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and #Browns star Myles Garrett has requested a trade.

Exclusive statement: pic.twitter.com/LgS5YCeCnP

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 3, 2025

[kccrow]

Oof. That would be so very enticing but so very expensive. Browns would have to eat some serious cap to do it too.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

who has the money to take him?

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Even if they'd accept, what salary is Garrett making next year? These edge rushers aren't cheap.

Looks like about 20 mil each of the next two years.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

Looks like about 20 mil each of the next two years.

That would actually be a discount for Garrett compared to the going market rate for edge rushers.

Von Miller is making close to that now.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

Even if they'd accept, what salary is Garrett making next year? These edge rushers aren't cheap.

His salary isn't shit, like vet mins the next two years. All his money is tied up in bonuses that Cleveland eats on their cap.

If we could somehow figure out LT, I'd do it. He transforms a defense and for us that DL would be incredible with Jones and Karlaftis.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

Looks like about 20 mil each of the next two years.

That's his cap number but most of that is signing bonus and roster bonuses.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

That would actually be a discount for Garrett compared to the going market rate for edge rushers.

Von Miller is making close to that now.

Originally Posted by kccrow

His salary isn't shit, like vet mins the next two years. All his money is tied up in bonuses that Cleveland eats on their cap.

If we could somehow figure out LT, I'd do it. He transforms a defense and for us that DL would be incredible with Jones and Karlaftis.

I think the unpaid option bonuses would transfer to the new team, so I'm not sure exactly if the team taking him in would have anything on top of the 20 mil each season but i think Cleveland would be on the hook for 36 mil in dead cap this season.

[O.city]

Arizona makes sense.

I doubt an AFC team with a big time QB contract would be interested.

[Gary Cooper]

Garrett needs to be more patient. With any luck, Cleveland can be a contender by 2035.

[smithandrew051]

Nico Harrison would’ve already traded him for Von Miller

[Balto]

Garrett's cap hit to the trading team:
2025: $4.96M
2026: $9.75M

DIRT CHEAP. You give up the picks and bring him in!

[Hammock Parties]

FOURPEAT

[Balto]

Get one of the FA OTs and send two+ first round picks to line up with Jones and go for 4 SBs

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by Balto

Garrett's cap hit to the trading team:
2025: $4.96M
2026: $9.75M

DIRT CHEAP. You give up the picks and bring him in!

I don't think that is right.

So what is dead cap? Any future, unpaid, guaranteed salary or bonus + any already paid signing bonus that hasn't yet been allocated to the salary cap becomes the responsibility of the team in the event of a release. With a trade, the future guarantees would simply transfer to the new team, leaving behind just the unallocated signing bonus cap as the current team's dead cap.

https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/11...g-nfl-dead-cap

Because his option bonuses for the next two years aren't due until the 5th day of each league year, the team trading for him would assume those bonuses.

[digger]

He said he wants a Ring not he wants more money. Get this done Reats Batch...

[pugsnotdrugs19]

He battled through a lot of shit this year just to play.

I would worry that the body is starting to break down.