The Cleveland Browns reportedly are not sweating Myles Garrett’s recent cryptic social media activity.
The Browns are not concerned about Garrett requesting a trade, according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. While the team understands how loyal Garrett is to defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, they also kept him in the loop during their coaching search, and he was aware that Todd Monken would be the team’s choice to replace Kevin Stefanski. They also are not making much of Garrett’s Instagram post, which seemed to be a reference to Schwartz not getting the job.
The Browns do not expect Garrett to ask for a trade. If he does, they plan to refuse to grant him one, just as they did last year.
Schwartz was said to be furious that he was not promoted to head coach. The team wants him to remain in his current role, but he may not be willing to do that, which sparked speculation of how Garrett might react if Schwartz leaves.
The Browns cannot afford to lose Garrett, who just set the NFL single-season sack record with 23. He signed a four-year contract extension with the team last year, and the Browns are fully expecting him to see it through, whether Schwartz stays or not.
