Browns Pro Bowl Myles Garrett Signs Contract Extension


Myles Garrett is committed to Cleveland for the long haul, and the Browns believe his best football is in front of him.

The Pro Bowl passing rider signed a five-year contract extension Wednesday that runs through the 2026 season.

“One of our core organizational beliefs is to identify the young players on our roster and proactively retain them as part of our present and future core. We go to great lengths to select players whose makeup and performance incorporate the characteristics we seek within our team. Today, we are thrilled that Myles Garrett has been a Cleveland Brown for many years, “said Andrew Berry, Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager for the Browns. “Myles’ rare physical gifts along with his work ethic, intellect and humility have been the catalysts behind an auspicious start to his young career. Despite his early individual successes, Myles maintains the same drive for greatness that he showed to 22-year-old rookie. We firmly believe this intense focus means the best is yet to come. “

The No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Garrett has been a force from the moment he picked up his first NFL bag in the first stroke of his professional career. Over three seasons, Garrett has compiled 30.5 sacks in just 37 games, the most a Browns player in his first three seasons. He also accumulated 104 tackles, eight tackles for a loss and six forced fumbles.

Garrett, who had 10 sacks in 10 games last season, is the only player in Browns history to post multiple double-digit sack seasons.

Garrett, a native of Arlington, Texas, who starred in Texas A&M, burst onto the scene with the Browns in 2017 despite missing the first four games of the season with a high ankle sprain and playing in pain the rest of the way. He had two sacks in the first game of his career and five more en route to finish with seven as a rookie and earn a spot on the PFWA All-Rookie team.

“In 2017, the Cleveland Browns bet on me,” said Garrett. “This city quickly became my home and these people quickly became my family. I am eternally grateful for this opportunity, the support of my friends and family, the organization, my teammates, the fans. It could go on forever, But even that wouldn’t be long enough to express my gratitude. I’ll just say this: Keep betting on me, Cleveland, because I won’t disappoint you. Now let’s go to work. “