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Myles Garrett Trade Rumors: Browns Contract Change, Landing Spots
The Browns restructured Garrett's contract to delay option bonuses, reducing their immediate salary cap hit and expanding trade timing options, including a $41 million dead cap if traded early.
- On Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns and NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett agreed to modified contract language that pushes option bonus payments to seven days before the regular season, providing the team greater salary cap flexibility.
- Before the change, a pre-June 1 trade carried a $70.3 million dead cap charge, making a deal difficult; the new structure reduces that figure to $41.09 million, facilitating an exit before the 2026 NFL Draft.
- If the team waits until after June 1 to trade Garrett, the dead cap hit becomes $15.53 million in 2026 and about $25.56 million in 2027, allowing Cleveland to leverage his high value for significant draft compensation.
- Reports identified the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and Buffalo Bills as potential landing spots, with each team possessing the draft capital or defensive needs to pursue a major acquisition.
- The Browns have also proposed an NFL rule change to allow trading draft picks up to five years in the future, rather than three, which could help Cleveland secure a massive return for Garrett.
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