What started with the Cleveland Browns selecting DE Myles Garrett with the first pick in the 2017 NFL draft has ended with the team trading its star to the Los Angeles Rams. The book isn’t completely closed on Garrett as the Browns acquired draft picks until 2029 as part of dealing away the single-season sack champion.
In all, Garrett’s resume in Cleveland is an impressive one, including seven Pro Bowl selections (only missing in his rookie season and the year when he was suspended for six games),
five first-team All-Pro selections, and two Defensive Player of the Year awards. Garrett has already been placed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, not once but twice, for his accomplishments.
On top of the awards, Garrett’s counting stats in nine seasons are impressive:
- 134 games
- 412 tackles
- 239 QB hits
- 149 tackles for loss
- 125.5 sacks
- 23 forced fumbles
- 18 pass defended
- 6 fumble recoveries
Unfortunately, and one of the biggest reasons Garrett is no longer with the Browns, wins did not come along with the pass rushers’ otherworldly performances. Cleveland’s record in the nine seasons since drafting the Texas A&M star:
- 2017: 0-16
- 2018: 7-8-1
- 2019: 6-10
- 2020: 11-5
- 2021: 8-9
- 2022: 7-10
- 2023: 11-6
- 2024: 3-14
- 2025: 5-12
All totaled, the Browns record since drafting Garrett is 58-90-1, an average of 10 losses per season for nine years.
During that time, GM Andrew Berry gave Garrett two contract extensions. All totaled, Cleveland paid their best defender just under $150 million ($149,456,342) over nine seasons, according to Over the Cap.
An impressive career in the orange and brown comes to a close with a lot of impressive stats to look back on, a handsomely paid Garrett, and not a lot of wins for the team. In many ways, Garrett is the defensive version of OT Joe Thomas for the Browns, except he’ll get a chance to compete for a Super Bowl with the Rams.
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