Myles Garrett, Browns reportedly agree on contract extension to make him highest paid non-qb in NFL story

All is well again between Myles Garrett and Cleveland Browns. The two sides agree on a contract extension that pays the defensive end an average annual salary of $ 40 million over four years and includes $ 123.5 million in guaranteed money, ESPNS ADAM Schafter reported.

With the extension that includes a clause without trade, Garrett will now be the highest paid non-quarter in NFL history. (Las Vegas Raiders Pass Rusher Maxx Crosby previously held this title for four days after getting a contract extension last Wednesday.)

The new contract ends a five -week saga in which Garrett requested a trade and said he would win a Super Bowl instead of being part of a reconstruction project. Browns tried to start talks about a contract extension, but Garrett abolished negotiations after his commodity.

Brown’s General Manager Andrew Berry repeatedly said the team had no interest in trading Garrett and would expand his contract. Team owner Jimmy Haslem refused to meet with this year’s NFL -defensive player as Garrett would discuss his future with Browns. Of course, something changed between the two sides.

Garrett, 29, ended up in second place in NFL with 14 sacks last season, his fifth consecutive season with 12 or more sacks. In addition, he had 47 total tackles, 22 tackles for losses, 28 quarterback hits and 83 total pressure that played in all 17 of Brown’s games.

He was named first-team all-pro for the second year and the fourth time in the last five years along with earning Pro Bowl-Heads for the fifth consecutive season.

Garrett was No. 1 Overall choice of Browns in 2017 out of Texas A&M. In his eight NFL seasons he has collected 102.5 sacks and 352 total tackles in 117 games (114 starts).

However, Cleveland ended 3-14 last season and will not be able to improve much from it in the near future as the team tries to resolve his quarterback dilemma while trying to resolve the choking team that Deshaun Watson’s contract has on his wage state.

Browns go into high season with only 4.3 million dollars in cap space, According to Spotracwhich does not leave much room to make key addations.