Lions Star Reacts to Myles Garrett's Trade Request

Each transaction gone wrong haunts an organization that is yet to find consistent success, but losing a franchise cornerstone—one who was supposed to spend his entire career in Cleveland—is a different type of pain.

All-World edge rusher Myles Garrett officially requested a trade, citing the Browns’ bleak future. He wants to win a Super Bowl, and as he enters his 30s, it’s clear that isn’t coming home to Cleveland.

While the team has refused to budge, the request shook the NFL world, turning stars into college-coach-level recruiters and adolescent daydreamers. The opportunity to trade for a first-ballot Hall of Famer is incredibly rare.

Subsequently, Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson reacted to the Browns trading Garrett and what it might mean for his own championship aspirations.

"If me and Myles were to pair up, that would be deadly, you know?" Hutchinson told The Squeeze. "I was talking to him, we were at the [NFL] Honors, and we were just talking about what could be.

"Our whole D-line would be totally elevated, and we would, whew, that'd be a scary defensive line.”

Detroit spent much of the season as NFC favorites, partly due to Hutchinson’s emergence into superstardom. After posting 11.5 sacks in 2023, he posted 7.5 through five games. He was pacing the league in pressures and adding a fear factor to the Lions' defense.

However, a broken leg ended his season early. Detroit faced a hellish rash of injuries, ultimately collapsing in the NFC Divisional Round against the Washington Commanders, another team positioned to trade for Garrett.

"I've seen him these last few years at different things," Hutchinson said. "He texted me after I got hurt – it was just a cool thing. Guys outside of your own team who reach out to you, so I think he's a good dude."

Garrett posted 14 sacks and a league-leading 22 tackles for loss in 2024. He once again finished as a Defensive Player of the Year finalist, taking another step closer to Canton. In Detroit, paired with another star edge rusher and an offense poised to put opponents behind the right ball, the best might still be to come.

It’d be expensive, and entering his age-30 season, it isn’t without risk. But for a team that’s been so close for two seasons, rolling the dice on a phenom like Garrett is an opportunity the Lions shouldn’t pass up.

"If he does, great, but I don't know. We'll see. But that would be awesome."