With the news of Myles Garrett officially signing a new five-year, $125 million extension with the Cleveland Browns, we can now say it: they’ve finally found a decent first-round pick. The first-overall pick in 2017, Garrett is now the first player the Browns have signed to a second deal since Joe Haden, a top-10 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft—who is now with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And to make things abundantly clear, it isn’t for a lack of trying. The Browns had nine more selections in the first round between the Haden and Garrett picks, and none of them saw a second contract with the Browns—in most cases, they never saw another deal with anyone.