Browns Keep Myles Garrett, No Trade Despite Hype

0:00On April 28, the 2026 NFL draft is in the books, and the Cleveland Browns kept Miles Garrett. No blockbuster trade went down, despite all the hype. Back in late March, they tweaked his contract to delay a big-option bonus until September, making him easier to move with 31 million five. $100,000 in cash flowing to a new team. Trade talk heated up with ideas swapping him for draft picks, but his no trade clause killed that quick. Any deal needed his buy-in, and moving him before June 1st, would have hit the Browns with $17,200,000 extra in cap. Charges next year. Winds die down fast. Fans and pundits win wild speculating, especially after the Browns passed on edge rushers twice in the first round. This marks GM Andrew Berry's seventh draft, and he's only grabbed one top 100 pass rusher, Alex Wright, in round three of 2022. A deep class, plus a free agency deal falling through with AJ Epinessa, made it prime time to add help.

1:02Now the depth chart screams then at defensive end. Just Garrett Wright and Isaiah McGuire leading it. They picked up some 20, 27 mid-rounders from the Giants and Seahawks, but no big-edge splash. Meanwhile, stars like Will Anderson, Michael Parsons, and TJ Wat, jumped ahead of Garrett's average annual value since his last deal in March 20th, 25. All points to a contract extension with a fat raise before week one, honoring his historic season. National Chatter won't quit, but a split feels years off. Maybe March 20th, 28, Browns staying the course.