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Packers Among Betting Favorites for Myles Garrett

Myles Garrett, who has 10-plus sacks in seven consecutive seasons, requested a trade on Monday. Here are the latest odds for his new team.

Bill Huber

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates after sacking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates after sacking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – If the Cleveland Browns give in and decide to trade superstar defensive end Myles Garrett, the Green Bay Packers are among the betting favorites to land the perennial All-Pro.

At FanDuel Canada, the Los Vegas Raiders are the favorite in the next-team odds at +280, followed by the Washington Commanders at +320 and the Packers at +750.

The bet is void if Garrett stays with the Browns.

The Browns have said they have no plans to trade Garrett, who requested a trade on Monday.

“We feel really good about Myles, obviously, as a big piece of our future,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said at the Senior Bowl. “We're looking forward to him being on the field. Like I said in my (season-ending) press conference, we envision him going from Cleveland to Canton when his career is over.”

The Browns, obviously, are a better team with Garrett. Moreover, the combination of the Browns’ salary-cap situation and Garrett’s contract would make a trade difficult from their perspective.

But not impossible. Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap pointed to how the Packers and Jets got their trade done for Aaron Rodgers as a path forward.

Garrett, who turned 29 on Dec. 29, is a generational talent and a sure-fire Hall of Famer. In eight seasons, Garrett has collected 102.5 sacks, 116 tackles for losses, 200 quarterback hits and 20 forced fumbles.

Garrett was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, when he had 14 sacks to help the Browns return to the playoffs. In 2024, had had 14 sacks again and led the NFL with 22 tackles for losses. The Browns plummeted out of playoff contention, though, which is why Garrett wants out.

At some point, either Garrett or the Browns will have to give in.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst hasn’t made any big trades during his tenure but landing Garrett could shift the fortunes of a franchise that for too long has been the bridesmaid but never the bride.

Former general manager Ron Wolf turned the Packers into a champion when he signed 31-year-old Reggie White in 1993.

“It all depends on who the player is and what he could give you,” Gutekunst said at the end of the season about his perspective on making a big trade. “I don’t particularly want to see somebody on the backside of their career. I don’t think that’s something I’d be particularly interested in.

“But he (White) wasn’t on the backside of his career by any means. So, I think it just depends on the player and what you think he has in front of him.”

In eight seasons, Garrett is a six-time Pro Bowler and a four-time first-team All-Pro, including in 2023 and 2024. He’s recorded 12-plus sacks in six of eight seasons, the exceptions being seven sacks in 11 games as a rookie and 10 sacks in 10 games in 2019.

According to Pro Football Focus, 76 edge defenders had at least 250 pass-rushing opportunities in 2024. Garrett was No. 1 in pass-rush win rate, pass-rushing productivity (which measures sacks, hits and hurries per pass-rushing snap) and tied for No. 1 in total pressures.

If Garrett is traded, the acquiring team will instantly improve their Super Bowl championship chances for the next few years. Garrett is under contract through 2026 but likely would agree to a contract extension before any trade is made.

Here are the next-team odds for Garrett, assuming he’s traded.

Las Vegas Raiders: +280

Washington Commanders: +320

Los Angeles Chargers: +750

New York Giants: +750

Green Bay Packers: +750

Buffalo Bills: +850

Philadelphia Eagles: +850

San Francisco 49ers: +900

Dallas Cowboys: +900

Detroit Lions: +1000

Also

Chicago Bears: +1500

Minnesota Vikings: +1500

Longest Odds: Falcons, Panthers and Cardinals at +4200

Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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BILL HUBER

Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.