The deal reportedly includes a no-trade clause and strengthens the likelihood that the 29-year-old Garrett will play his entire career with the Browns. The agreement was an about-face for Garrett, who had asked to be traded following Cleveland’s disappointing 3-14 season.
However, General Manager Andrew Berry maintained that the Browns wouldn’t trade Garrett, and their defensive cornerstone who has 102.5 career sacks is staying put.
“Andrew Berry and I spent the last 36 hours getting the deal done, basically,” Garrett’s agent, Nicole Lynn, told Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com, via NFL.com. “Myles had a change of heart and he’s excited to go from Cleveland to Canton and chase a championship in Ohio.
“When he made that decision, he said ‘I want to get this done before free agency so I can start recruiting free agents, so I can help the team.’ And I said ‘alright, we have 24 hours to get this done’ and we did it.”