Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken was asked this week if he had spoken with edge rusher Myles Garrett. The coach offered a short answer: "No." The Seattle Seahawks should offer a different answer if a representative with the team is asked if they have spoken to the Browns.
In that case, the answer should be "yes." General manager John Schneider isn't afraid to make splashy moves if they think the deal would help his team win games. The GM should inquire with Cleveland, if he hasn't already, what it might take to pry the future Pro Football Hall of Famer away from the NFC North team.
Schneider and the rest of the NFL could also be waiting to see what happens on June 9. That is the first day the Browns hold mandatory minicamp, and if Garrett isn't there, the trade talk could begin to grow enormously.
Myles Garrett has a date coming up that the Seattle Seahawks will pay attention to
To be clear, Garrett isn't showing at Cleveland's current voluntary workouts, but he never does. He has his own routine that he follows to prepare for a season, and it's difficult to argue with his process. He is one of the best edge rushers in the history of the NFL. The Browns should let him do what he needs to do.
But Garrett, as relatively true as he has been to Cleveland, the team that chose him first overall in the 2017 draft, might want to finish his career with a team that has a chance to win the Super Bowl. The Browns have never done so, and aren't going to in the career that Garrett has left.
While he does have a massive contract overall (his most recent extension was for four years and $160 million), his cap hits aren't completely ridiculous until 2029, a season in which Garrett would be 34 and might be looking forward to retirement.
This means a team acquiring him would have a logical cap hit for the edge rusher, one that is $23,874,000 in 2026 and $27,797,775 in 2027. The challenge would be coming up with the draft capital that the Cleveland Browns might want back in return for Myles Garrett. A couple of first-round selections? Most likely, if not more.
The Seattle Seahawks can afford that, and they can afford to fit Garrett's contract into the overall cap for the remainder of his deal. Seattle has a projected 11 picks in 2027, so they could trade their first-round selection and another couple (plus the 2027 first-round choice, too, probably) for the services of Myles Garrett.
Just imagine how he would do with an already elite defense. A rotation of edge rushers that features Garrett, DeMarcus Lawrence, Derick Hall, Uchenna Nwosu, and Dante Fowler would be among the best in history. If Garrett decides not to show up at Browns camp by June 9, the fun might really begin.
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