ESPN’s Adam Schefter dropped big news on the NFL world Sunday morning when he shared that the Cleveland Browns and defensive end Myles Garrett have agreed to a four-year extension that will pay him an average of $40 million per year and keep him signed in Cleveland through 2030.
A move like this causes ripple effects throughout the league and the media landscape, and everyone has some sort of reaction to it, including Schefter’s ESPN colleague Mike Greenberg, who shared an unpopular take after the Garrett news.
Greenberg took to X to tell the world that he believes the Browns should have traded Garrett instead.
“This may be an unpopular opinion, but if the Browns could have gotten a King’s ransom for Myles Garrett I think they should have.”
This may be an unpopular opinion, but if the #Browns could have gotten a King’s ransom for Myles Garrett I think they should have.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) March 9, 2025
Greeny wasn’t alone in this line of thinking leading up to the extension since the Browns are coming off a 3-14 season and showing all the signs of needing to blow it up and rebuild, but Garrett is one of the best players in football and someone every team would love to have the chance to build around.
The rebuild is obviously on hold now, as Garrett will now become a part of the free-agent recruiting process instead.
He will continue to serve as this team’s anchor, and his presence will make it easier for the front office to focus more time and resources on the offense, which scored the fewest points in the NFL in 2024 and is in desperate need of an overhaul at nearly every position.
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