As of right now, the Cleveland Browns have stuck to their decision to retain DE Myles Garrett. Although it doesn’t imply that everything will go that way, starting next week, the Browns will have the opportunity to speak with other teams and even Garrett’s agents in person at the NFL combine.
It’s intriguing that Garrett, a co-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, may utilize Kyrie Irving’s threat to leave Cleveland.
For those who are not both Browns and Cavs fans, Irving requested a trade back in 2017 to escape the shadow of LeBron James. Under contract for two more seasons (same as Garrett), Irving used the threat of surgery to get what he wanted, according to multiple reports, including on Cleveland dot com:
However, a number of reports claim that Irving persuaded Gilbert and Cleveland’s front management that the relationship could not be saved by threatening to miss the season and undergo knee surgery.
Why bring this up in connection with what Garrett has asked for? Garrett’s foot issue was a major story earlier in the season. According to Mary Kay Cabot, certain feet may require surgery:
Is surgery now being considered?
As the Browns prepare for the Giants here on Sunday, he stated at his weekly availability on Friday, “We talked about it, but that’s something that we’ll probably talk about further down the line.” “Hopefully, we can deal with the pain and everything else, and it will go away.
” But regardless of how long I play, I’ll probably have to deal with the problem itself. Therefore, all that needs to be done is manage that and play through it.
During the season, Garrett played down the necessity for surgery, but could he, like Irving, use it as a ploy to negotiate a deal? Keep in mind that Klutch Sports frequently uses every possible tactic to obtain what they desire, and Garrett is in close communication with LeBron, who apparently supported a trade request.
It doesn’t seem realistic that Garrett is thinking about surgery right now or would want to make such a threat. However, the same threat that led to Irving’s move out of Cleveland might be made by his agents.
