NFL insider wouldn’t be 'stunned' if Browns have made this Myles Garrett move

Whether or not the Cleveland Browns could trade pass-rusher Myles Garrett at some point between the start of June and the 2026 in-season trade deadline continues to generate daily discussions on Cleveland sports-talk radio programs. 

For an article posted on Wednesday, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated explained why Browns general manager Andrew Berry may be more "open" to discussing Garrett's availability with advertised championship contenders than Berry was last offseason. 

Have the Browns "quietly" looked into trading Myles Garrett?

"His timeline doesn’t really align with those of the 2025 and 2026 draft classes that Cleveland hopes will lay the foundation for the franchise moving forward," Breer wrote about Garrett. "Which means the Browns have to be honest with themselves about where they are, and how likely it is that those guys come of age, and a quarterback is entrenched, while Garrett’s still in his prime. Where you don’t want to be is in a place where Garrett falls off, or his trade value tumbles because you waited too long, just as all the young talent comes together. So I’d look at it, for sure. And I wouldn’t be stunned if, quietly, they have."

Garrett has stayed away from the Browns amid voluntary workouts this spring. On Tuesday, Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer shared that Garrett "has been mostly traveling in Asia" since Browns head coach Todd Monken first said he had not yet spoken with the two-time Defensive Player of the Year in person. According to Cabot, Garrett "will be" in attendance for the club's mandatory minicamp that is scheduled to get underway on June 9.

Albert Breer wouldn't "rule out" the Browns trading Myles Garrett before the start of the 2026 season?

"Two months ago," Breer added, "the team and Garrett’s camp agreed to delay the execution of a $29.2M option bonus from late March to a week before the regular season begins, making a trade more feasible in that Cleveland got more runway to send the entirety of his 2026 compensation away with him. Then, last week, Todd Monken told reporters that he hadn’t yet met with Garrett. Obviously, you can add those two realities to the fact that, come June 1, the cap damage can be spread over two years, and you might think something is up. I wouldn’t rule anything out."

At this point, it's difficult to imagine that Garrett doesn't know he has been the subject of renewed trade rumors for months. The fact that he hasn't yet publicly addressed such chatter could lead one to believe he would waive his no-trade clause if a contender made an all-in move to acquire him as soon as next week.