The confrontation between six times Pro Bowler Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns reached new heights this week when reports arose on a meeting that finally did not happen.
Last month, Pass Star corridor recently informed the Browns of his desire to be changed to another team. Garrett later asked to meet with the owner of the Browns, Jimmy Haslam.
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August 21, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA The defensive wing of the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett, on the left, speaks with the manager and his main partner Jimmy Haslam before the game between the Cleveland Browns and the Eagles Philadelphia in Firsienengy Stadium. (Ken Blaze-USA Today Sports)
But according to NFL Network, Haslam rejected the offer to meet with Garrett. Haslam later pointed to Garrett in the direction of the Browns General Manager, Andrew Barry, according to Cleveland.com.
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In a statement announcing his commercial application, Garrett said he prefers to land with a contender next season. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete and win a Super Bowl, “he wrote.
Garrett doubled those feelings and concluded that he was not “aligned” with the direction of the franchise.
Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns is heated before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Cleveland Browns stadium on December 10, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns beat the Jaguars 31-27. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)
“I have a lot of love for Cleveland, but it’s always for me to have been [competing] For championships, winning those big games and winning Lombardis, “Garrett told NFL Network in February.” We have not had the opportunity to do it. That’s all I am asking. “
“It is not a decision that makes the light,” Garrett said. “He took time and a lot of conversation, but just looking at the team’s trajectory, speaking with some of the superiors … I have a lot of respect for them, but I don’t think we are aligned where the team is going in the near future.”
Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns runs to the field in part -time against New York Jets at the Firsargy Stadium on September 18, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond images through Getty Images)
The Browns ended last season with a 3-14 record and face the uncertainty in the field Marshal when Deshaun Watson rehabilitate after starting their Achilles tendon again. Initially, Watson broke the right Achilles in October.
The Browns Brass have declared that the defensive player of the year 2023 of the NFL would not change. The Browns chief coach Kevin Stefanski said previously that Garrett is “part of the present. It is part of the future.”
Garrett is two remaining years in his contract with the Browns.
