Five weeks went between Myles Garrett that required a trade and his record extension with Browns, a shift that puts a short, dramatic distance between the defensive end and the Cleveland franchise.
Garrett said on Friday that he demanded a trade on February 3 most because he wanted insurance like Browns chasing the same goal.
“I think I had some frustration and I feel it helped us grow and have conversations that were difficult but that needed to get and helped create a little more discourse, helped build certain relationships and confirm them,” Garrett said Friday. “And now I feel that we are in a better place and now we can move on.
“I think the fans will see my heart in the right place,” he continued. “It has never been about money. It’s always about winning. That’s where my frustration lies.”
Garrett said he was at the team’s Berea, Ohio, complex to health and help Browns recruit free agent quarterback Russell Wilson. Cleveland also acquired Kenny Pickett, a first election with Steelers that spent last season with the Super Bowl Champion Eagles.
Garrett, 29, said he wants Wilson to join Steelers because he knows he would “be an asset.”
How much help Cleveland can roll in before the 2025 season was affected by Garrett signing: His reported four-year extension of $ 160 million includes $ 123.5 million guaranteed.
But the four-o’clock All-Pro said he felt sure that Cleveland could recover after cordial conversations with general manager Andrew Berry. Berry insisted that there was no scenario where trade Garrett made Browns better. He also convinced Garrett that was the case.
Garrett, who has 102.5 bags in 117 careers with regular season, said they have discussed “plans and (the future of this team and how we can transform this and turn Cleveland into a winner.”
The first overall choice of the NFL draft 2017 by Cleveland, Garrett said he always wanted to end his career where it began and does not regret his trade needs.
“Just like the family, sometimes you fight and you have to go through things,” Garrett said. “We will get through this and we will be out on the other side.”
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