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Trade idea sees Browns trading Myles Garrett.
Some significant NFL news broke on Wednesday night when the Cleveland Browns and pass rusher Myles Garrettreportedly reached an agreement on a contract modification.
“Garrett’s contract previously called for his option bonuses in 2026, 2027 and 2028 to be exercised by the 15th day of the league year,” ESPN’s Field Yates reported. (March 25th is the 15th day of the 2026 league year.) “In the amended terms, that date has been pushed back to seven days before the regular season each year. The payment of the option bonuses was also modified in a way that has benefit to Garrett.”
“The modifications have benefits to the team, as Cleveland now has more flexibility to create cap space in each year, and Garrett benefits with the modified option payments.”
With the Browns now modifying Garrett’s contract, they could be eager to trade him before the regular season kicks off at the beginning of September. If so, here is what the Bills would likely have to part with to land him.
What It Could Take The Bills to Land Garrett
Let’s first examine how Garrett’s contractwill take shape with the new options, as outlined by Jack Duffin from the Orange And Browns Report.
“If the Cleveland Browns decide to trade Myles Garrett this offseason, then they won’t have paid him a dollar for the 2026 season, meaning the new team would be paying him the full $32.5m is he owed for 2026,” Duffin wrote on Wednesday. “This would only be a $9.14m cap number in 2026 for the acquiring team.
“The Browns would have a dead cap left to account for based on money he has been paid in the last four years. His current salary cap hit for the 2026 season is $23,674,000 but this would jump to $41,090,225 with a trade. They could wait until after June 1st to trade him (there is no designation to do this in advance), it would still be a $41,090,225 dead cap but split to $15,534,000 in 2026 and $25,556,225 in 2027. The issue with waiting until June 2nd is you miss out on 2026 draft picks, which feels unlikely.”
Since it doesn’t appear the Browns would have much of an advantage in trading Garrett before June 2, the Bills would likely need to part with a 2026 first-round pick as the starting point in the deal.
Buffalo may need to consider parting ways with the No. 26 pick, along with its 2027 first-round selection. It’s also possible that the Bills could have to give up another first-round pick in 2028, but that might be a bit too much to ask, especially since Garrett will turn 31 this year and is entering his 10th NFL season.
Final Trade Idea For Garrett
There’s no way the Browns would accept a trade for Garrett without getting two first-round picks and likely a player in return. Since the Browns need help at receiver, there’s a chance the Bills could offer a 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and young wide receiver Keon Coleman, plus also throwing a Day 2 and two Day three picks over the next three years on top of it and here is a look at a package that could be ideal if the Bills were to make a trade for Garrett.
Bills Receive: Garrett
Browns receive: 2026 and 2027 first-round picks, wide receiver Keon Coleman, 2027 third-round pick, 2026 fifth-round pick (via Chicago) and 2028 fifth-round pick.
There is a strong argument to be made that Garrett is the most valuable non-quarterback in the NFL. He just broke the league’s single-season sack record last year while playing for a team that only won five games. If Garrett had been on a better team and faced opponents when they were trailing, he could have racked up around 30 sacks.
Cleveland is likely looking for a significant return in a trade for Garrett, and the Bills could be the team to make that trade happen. Buffalo is eager for a Super Bowl and is running out of time to capitalize on Josh Allen’s prime years.