BY MIKE Rifkin
Monday morning of Super Bowl week and before either the Eagles or Chiefs can make headlines, an ALL-PRO stole the headlines. Browns Defensive End Myles Garrett has requested a trade to a contender.
Garrett said in a statement “ While I’ve loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won’t allow me to be complacent. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl.” Garrett signed a five year 125 million dollar contract in 2020, but there is no guaranteed money left on the deal for the final two years. The Browns have said they’re not even going to entertain offers for Garrett.
Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player Of The Year, who was announced as a finalist again this season after having another 14 sack, three forced fumble season should have a long list of suitors. Now Cleveland says they’re not entertaining offers, but we know how this works, eventually it will get to the point they have to entertain offers. Let’s be honest Cleveland isn’t trading within the conference, so that leaves the NFC, and there’s one team that should push their chips to the table.
The reason why the Detroit Lions lost in the playoffs, after a sensational regular season was they had too many injuries on defense. The biggest injury was to pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who tore his ACL in week six and kept holding hope if the Lions reached the Super Bowl he’d be able to play. That never occurred and the Lions were upset by the Commanders in the Divisional round. The Lions as a team registered 37 sacks on the season, putting them near the bottom of the league. The Lions possess one of the most explosive offenses in the league, now they need to work on the defense. The Lions shouldn’t be in a mode where their draft picks matter, they should always look to upgrade and Myles Garrett is a perfect addition opposite Hutchinson. That duo would put the rest of the NFC and the NFL on notice.
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