Inside: Why the Browns probably can’t trade Myles Garrett, plus explaining void years, sampling a beat reporter mock draft, and a Cowboys legend to retire. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s daily NFL newsletter.

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Browns left guard Joel Bitonio has pretty much made up his mind on whether or not to retire, but he’s not ready to share it. Furthermore, he said Myles Garrett’s trade request hasn’t played a role in his decision.

Garrett is among the best defensive players in the league, having racked up 102.5 sacks in his career since he was the No. 1 pick in 2017. One of the most entertaining NFL parlor games of the past two weeks, then, has been to construct trades that would land Garrett with different contenders-- the Eagles, the Commanders, the Packers and so on.

The Browns don’t want to trade Myles Garrett… But if they do, this contender has been identified as a seismic candidate

Myles Garrett's trade request has affected the perception by some of what the Browns should do in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Fresh off a Super Bowl victory, A.J. Brown is already pushing for the Eagles to land Myles Garrett in what would be a blockbuster move.

Cleveland Browns fans came into the offseason knowing the team could have a busy offseason. After another year that ended sooner than expected, the

The Commanders could approach improving their edge group by trading for the Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett, but there are other options as well.

The Cleveland Browns have two huge pivot points this offseason starting with DE Myles Garrett’s trade request and then the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Rumors have been flying about both of those decisions with a lot of interesting Garrett trade proposals as well as some interesting options for the Browns in the upcoming draft.