REPORT: Browns, Myles Garrett End Standoff With Record Extension

The standoff between the Cleveland Browns and star pass rusher Myles Garrett is officially over.

Just days before the start of the new league year, the two sides came to terms on what is a record-setting, four-year contract extension, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter.

From trade to truce and beyond: the Browns and Myles Garrett reached agreement today on a record contract extension that averages $40 million per year and includes $123.5 million in guaranteed money and now makes him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history, sources tell ESPN.… pic.twitter.com/scNWJH2vFX
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2025

The new deal makes Garrett not only the highest-paid defensive player in football, but also the highest-paid non-quarterback at a clip of $40 milliion per year on average. Browns officials confirmed what is a four-year, $160 million extension shortly after Schefter's report.

Furthe details of the deal include $123.5 million in guaranteed money to keep the 2017 No. 1 overall pick in town through the 2030 season. Another key feature of the contract is that it includes a no-trade clause, giving Garrett some important leverage over his future.

Garrett’s agent, Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports and Browns GM Andrew Berry finalized the deal on Sunday after reportedly spending the previous 36 hours or so in negotiations.

It's a surprising resolution to Garrett's very public trade request, which came to light a little over a month ago, leading into Super Bowl week. Since then, the two sides have remained at odds over a potential split.

Berry and the Browns had repeatedly said they had no intentions of moving the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year, something he reiterated as recently as last week at the NFL Combine.

Garrett, meanwhile, had previously said his request was not about money but simply about wanting to play for a real title contender. News of the deal also follows a report on Friday that Garrett was denied a meeting with team owner Jimmy Haslam and that he was willing to sit out games next season.

In the end, the Browns called his bluff, proving once again that everybody has a price.

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