The Cleveland Browns have squashed 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett's trade request with an extension that will average $40 million a year, making him the leagu

Three years ago, the Browns broke the bank to get Deshaun Watson in the fold. On Sunday, they broke the bank to keep Myles Garrett around. Now that Garrett will be staying, what will the Browns do for a quarterback?

The deal rids Cleveland of a very public dispute with a franchise icon that threatened to cloud its free agency plans.

The extension also includes $123 million guaranteed, league sources said, and makes Garrett the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.

Garrett and the Browns agreed to a four-year contract extension that will have Garrett earning $40 million a year with nearly $123 million guaranteed, a league source confirmed.

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to terms with defensive end Myles Garrett on a four-year extension with an average of $40 million per year and $123 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Sunday.

In this edition of Hey, Mary Kay! I answer questions about Myles Garrett, TreVeyon Henderson, and more. Hey, Mary Kay: Should Jimmy Haslam have met with Myles Garrett instead of telling him to talk to Andrew Berry?

"He’d like to talk to you about his frustration. Instead of meeting with him, and perhaps attempting to start a more amicable dialogue, you refuse?"

Myles Garrett’s career has been defined by dominance — a 6'4" force of nature with a knack for wrecking offenses. The post Myles Garrett Told to Use ‘Greatest Leverage’ Amid Trade Talks as Owner Jimmy Haslam Keeps Browns DE Hostage appeared first on EssentiallySports.

If I’m Jimmy Haslam, I’m not meeting with Myles Garrett. Not at this stage in the split between the Browns and their star defensive end. Garrett wants to plead his case to be traded directly to the owner.