BEREA, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – With another Browns season lost, defensive end Myles Garrett wants to know what the team plans to do to become competitive again.
Here’s a few Brownie Bites from Friday.
Line in the sand – Garrett made it clear Friday although he wants to finish his career in Cleveland, he is not interested in going through another roster overhaul. “I want to win and want the Browns to be able to put me and us in position to win,” Garrett said. “And I'm not trying to rebuild, I'm trying to win right now. I want that to be apparent when the season's over and we have those discussions. I want them to be able to illuminate that for me, illustrate that for me. So that can be something that I can see in the near future because that's all we want to do. I'm going to stay loyal to a team that showed loyalty to me and faith in me by drafting me, but we have to do at the end of the day what's best for us. So if we have that alignment where this is something that is still possible in the near future, winning, going deep in the playoffs, putting a great defense out there, having a time of possession, running, game offense, getting all the guys back, and I think that would really keep my mind at rest, keep me settled and not just mine, a lot of the guys on the defense, the D-line around the team, but we have to continue to take strides forward, not just as players, but from the top down.” Garrett, the NFL’s reigning defensive player of the year, was drafted first overall in 2017 and the team went 0-16 his rookie year. The pain of the franchise going 4-44 from 2015-2017 only yielded playoff seasons in 2020 and 2023. The team finished below .500 in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and now 2024. Once the offseason arrives, Garrett wants to know the plan to contend going forward, especially when it comes to finally finding a franchise quarterback. “As uncertain as it is from now, outside looking in, it's uncertain for us as well,” Garrett said. “So if DTR is the solution or someone else is it, it's got to be drawn out. There's got to be a plan of action and there's got to know where things are going.” Garrett opened the door to being willing to leave if the Browns front office is unable to get it together. “I mean it's a possibility, but I want to be a Cleveland Brown,” Garrett said. “I want to play here in my career here, but if we choose through rebuild and it's 2, 3, 4 years out, I want to be able to compete and play at a high level, play meaningful games and be playing past January.”
Injury report – OUT: DT Shelby Harris (elbow); QUESTIONABLE: QB Jameis Winston (shoulder), TE David Njoku (hamstring), CB Martin Emerson Jr. (concussion), WR Cedric Tillman (concussion)