The NFL isn’t like the NBA where superstar players regularly agitate for trades while under contract and potential Slovenian Hall of Famers are traded in the middle of the night from Dallas to Los Angeles for ... reasons. So, when a star player in the NFL requests a trade it is worth sitting up and taking note.
On Monday morning, Cleveland Browns star pass rusher Myles Garrett announced that he was requesting a trade out of Cleveland. In his note he said, among other things, “while I’ve loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won’t allow me to be complacent.