Could Cowboys Swing for Myles Garrett After Browns Tweak Contract?

The Cleveland Browns and Myles Garrett agreed to modified contract terms that have to do with his option bonuses for 2026, 2027, and 2028. Instead of those being exercised by the 15th day of the league year, which would have been March 25, the new language dictates that those will be paid seven days before the regular season in September for each of those years. That allows them to have cap flexibility in the future – notably, should they ever open the door to explore a possible trade. Now, that isn’t imminent nor necessarily likely, and his contract includes a no-trade clause. But it did allow for that possibility while benefiting the Browns, as it opens up the ability to create cap space each year.

The move is a bit curious, and why now? Perhaps the bidding war for Las Vegas Raiders’ Maxx Crosby, albeit not coming to fruition, showed Cleveland the possibilities that a trade for Garrett could look like – one that could help them win now versus creating future space to win later. It certainly made him more tradeable should he agree to waive the clause. While the Dallas Cowboys didn’t win the Crosby sweepstakes, they reportedly were willing to part with their No. 12 overall pick and their 2027 second rounder. Garrett would certainly demand the two first rounders that the Baltimore Ravens were almost willing to give up for Crosby before the failed physical. It’s a hole that the Cowboys didn’t really plug in free agency and would all but erase the hard feelings from the Micah Parsons trade.

Here is the full story from Cowboys Roundtable writer Mike Fisher on that potential trade for Garrett and why it could work.

It wouldn’t be the first time Garrett requested out of Cleveland, after doing so as recently as February of last year before agreeing to a four-year contract in March. But should he actually become available this time, it’d be a bidding war for the books.