{"id":43459,"date":"2026-02-20T11:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43459"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:27:53","slug":"browns-urged-to-trade-myles-garrett-as-offensive-line-exodus-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43459","title":{"rendered":"Browns Urged to Trade Myles Garrett as Offensive Line Exodus Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255103296-e1771574493800.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255103296-e1771574493800.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255103296-e1771574493800.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255103296-e1771574493800.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Browns Urged to Trade Myles Garrett as Offensive Line Exodus Looms\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns may have the league\u2019s most dominant pass rusher in Myles Garrett but he could also be their clearest path to a full-scale reset.<\/p>\n<p>Garrett is coming off a record-setting season. The former top overall pick notched 23 sacks, setting the NFL single-season record. Garrett earned his second Defensive Player of the Year honor and has shown no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>Garrett is a future Hall of Famer, but the Browns have holes all over their roster, particularly on the offensive line. Former NFLer Willie Colon sees trading Garrett as a viable path to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI seriously would consider trading Myles Garrett. You have to look at the deficiencies. They have to say, we\u2019ve been here enough. Myles Garrett has hinted about leaving,\u201d Colon said on First Things First. \u201cI think you go to him and say, \u2018let\u2019s figure this out.\u2019 You\u2019re only going to build this team up fast by getting assets and getting people in that building who can help you win. You have a quarterback who is young and an offensive line that needs help. Shedeur Sanders or whoever will be your answer for next season will need some protection. And they don\u2019t have it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Browns three-time Pro Bowl guard Wyatt Teller announced he\u2019ll be moving on from Cleveland in free agency. Joel Bitonio is also a free agent and is weighing retirement. Tackle Jack Conklin and center Ethan Pocic are also pending free agents.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Schwartz\u2019s Departure Could Impact Myles Garrett\u2019s Future With Browns<\/h2>\n<p>Garrett was vocal last season about his admiration for defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, backing him as a head-coaching candidate. When Schwartz didn\u2019t land the job in Cleveland following the firing of Kevin Stefanski, he resigned, prompting the Browns to turn to Mike Rutenberg to lead the defense.<\/p>\n<p>Colon pointed to that change as another reason the Browns may want to consider trading Garrett now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also throw that out because Jim Schwartz is gone. Myles Garrett and Schwartz loved each other,\u201d Colon said. \u201cI\u2019m looking at Todd Monken to say, \u2018I\u2019m looking to build this thing up. You being the leader of this locker room, you can\u2019t be a distraction. That\u2019s going to cause a mutiny and I can\u2019t afford that right now. Especially with a young quarterback.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Star Myles Garrett Not Interested in Rebuild<\/h2>\n<p>Garrett has racked up personal accolades since entering the league in 2017. But team success has been lacking, which prompted his trade demand last offseason. He ultimately agreed to a $160 million extension that runs through the 2030 season.<\/p>\n<p>But even with the extension, Garrett made it clear he won\u2019t be content sitting through a rebuild in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m committed to winning, and long as the team organization are doing so and they\u2019re committed to that same thing, then I\u2019m all on board,\u201d Garrett said at the end of last season. \u201cBut if we\u2019re thinking anything other than winning \u2014 tanking or rebuilding, that\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Browns have repeatedly pushed back on the idea of trading Garrett. General manager Andrew Berry has made the team\u2019s stance clear, famously saying the plan for Garrett is \u201cCleveland to Canton,\u201d a nod to the organization\u2019s hope that he\u2019ll spend his entire career in a Browns uniform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former NFLer thinks Myles Garrett could be on the move this offseason as the Cleveland Browns look to rebuild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Browns Urged to Trade Myles Garrett as Offensive Line Exodus Looms - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43459\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Browns Urged to Trade Myles Garrett as Offensive Line Exodus Looms - 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