When he made his trade request public on Feb. 3 ahead of the Super Bowl and went on a media tour stating his displeasure with the Cleveland Browns and wanting to move on and compete for a title elsewhere, it seemed right then and there that the Myles Garrett era on the shores of Lake Erie was over.
Then, a few months later, Garrett agreed to a record four-year, $160 million extension with the Browns, making him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history at $40 million per year with $123.5 million in guaranteed money.
Speaking to reporters Friday in Cleveland after signing his extension, Garrett stated that he doesn’t regret the trade request going public and the fallout that occurred and that it was never about money.