There\u2019s no question that Myles Garrett is the best defensive player in the NFL. <\/p>\n
But at the annual league meetings in Arizona, Cleveland Browns Jimmy Haslam said that he could argue that Garrett is the best overall player in the sport, backing general manager Andrew Berry who vehemently denied that the team would entertain trading Garrett<\/a>.<\/p>\n Garrett made NFL history last season on the five-win Browns by setting the league\u2019s single season sack record with 23. Last week, the Browns created waves by reworking Garrett\u2019s four-year extension in a fashion that could honor his trade request from last season.<\/p>\n However, Haslam had some comments about Garrett that will likely scare Browns fans.<\/p>\n At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, new Browns head coach Todd Monken said that he hadn\u2019t spoken with Myles Garrett in person. One week later, new defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg said that he and Garrett had both been traveling a lot, and they had not connected yet.<\/p>\n Haslam didn\u2019t exactly confirm that the team has been in constant contact with Garrett, but did say that the two-time Defensive Player of the Year speaks with Berry regularly.<\/p>\n “It’s not unusual for Myles not to be in real close contact with us in the offseason. So he’s not the kind of guy that’s there all the time that calls you every week,\u201d Haslam said via ESPN\u2019s Daniel Oyefusi. \u201cThat’s just different styles. It’s fine.”<\/p>\n Last offseason, Garrett released a public trade request following Cleveland\u2019s three win season. The situation was resolved when the Browns gave him a new four-year contract that had made him the highest-paid defensive player ever.<\/p>\n