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Daniel oyefusi
The defensive wing of the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett, spoke publicly on Wednesday for the first time since he announced a commercial application on Monday, telling the “Rich Eisen Show” that he and the organization are not aligned in the future of the team.
“It is not a decision that makes the light,” said Garrett, speaking on Row Row in New Orleans. “He took time and a lot of conversation. Just looking at the team’s trajectory, talking with some of the superiors, I respect me a lot, but I don’t think we are aligned where the team goes in the near future.”
Garrett, the prevailing defensive player of the NFL year, issued a statement on Monday announcing his desire to be changed from the Browns, who recruited him with the number 1 team in 2017.
Garrett, who has arrived at the playoffs only twice in eight years, commented during the season that he wanted to know the low season plans of the team before compromising even more with the organization. The 29 -year -old is two years old in the five -year record extension and $ 125 million he signed in 2020, but has no more guaranteed salary.
The 3-14 end of the Browns was the worst since 0-16 went up in 2017, Garrett’s new year. Cleveland has the second selection in the NFL 2025 draft.
“I simply felt it was time,” Garrett said. “I had taken my time after the season, a little relaxed and emotionally decompressed. I wanted to distance myself a little and spent a little time talking to my family about how we felt about this decision.”
Garrett said he also consulted with the star of the Lakers and the native of Akron, LeBron James, who twice left the Cleveland Cavaliers, about “how it seemed like a transition to him, what was his thought process before he left Cleveland “.
A six times Pro Bowler and four times All-Pro, Garrett reiterated his desire to go to a contender, but recognized “I don’t have much to say about where I go.” Garrett’s contract does not include a trade without trade.
Twice in the last month, the general manager of the Browns, Andrew Berry, told journalists that he had no intention of exchanging Garrett. And after Garrett’s commercial application, multiple equipment sources told ESPN that nothing had changed within the organization.
“It has never been about the Hall of Fame for me,” Garrett said. “It’s not about money or records. You are remembered for winning.”
