{"id":855176,"date":"2026-04-05T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855176\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:19:16","slug":"browns-trade-pitch-sends-myles-garrett-to-patriots-for-shocking-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855176\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Trade Pitch Sends Myles Garrett to Patriots for Shocking Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Myles-Garrett-e1775396030813.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Myles Garrett\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This trade pitch would see the Browns send Myles Garrett to the Patriots for a massive return<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> are very clearly undergoing a rebuild, but they have a great opportunity to accelerate their process this offseason. The team\u2019s biggest goal involves identifying its <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/will-levis-anthony-richardson-trade-draft\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quarterback of the future<\/a>, but it remains to be seen if any of the guys on their roster at this spot fit the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Draft doesn\u2019t offer much in terms of quarterbacks, but the Browns are in a good position to address several of their other pressing needs. However, they could speed things up by trading <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/myles-garrett-trade-plans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">superstar defensive end Myles Garrett<\/a> in an effort to load up on assets ahead of the upcoming draft. With Garrett\u2019s name still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/cavs\/2026\/04\/browns-gm-andrew-berry-wont-trade-myles-garrett-for-the-same-obvious-reason-he-didnt-before-jimmy-watkins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">popping up in rumors<\/a>, let\u2019s look at a trade pitch that would see the Browns deal him to the <a href=\"http:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Browns\u2019 Myles Garrett Trade Pitch Sends Him to the Patriots<\/p>\n<p>Browns receive: 2026 first-round pick (No. 31), 2027 first-round pick, 2027 second-round pick<br \/>Patriots receive: DE Myles Garrett<\/p>\n<p>It may pain Browns fans, but if the team is going to trade Garrett, now is the time to do so. He is fresh off a historic 2025 campaign that saw him break the NFL\u2019s single-season sack record, as he took down opposing quarterbacks 23 times last year. That helped Garrett earn his second Defensive Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with Cleveland is that it simply isn\u2019t good, and it remains to be seen if it will ever be a playoff contender again during Garrett\u2019s time in town. Sure, having him on the field is nice, but if the team isn\u2019t making postseason runs, his individual production is insignificant. Even with Garrett\u2019s otherworldly season in the books, the Browns managed to win just five games last year.<\/p>\n<p>Teams would surely be interested in Garrett, even when considering the outrageous asking price Cleveland would have for him. The Patriots are a team that could desperately use some help along their defensive line, even after signing Dre\u2019Mont Jones in free agency. This is a massive trade package, but that\u2019s the price that needs to be paid for a guy who just rewrote the record books the last time we saw him on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Would Patriots, Browns Be Interested in This Myles Garrett Trade?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5882847\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5882847\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2239364374-1-e1775390183820.jpg\" alt=\"Myles Garrett of Cleveland Browns\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5882847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyMyles Garrett of Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots are in win-now mode after making a surprise run to the Super Bowl last season, and if there\u2019s a move that signals this mindset, it would be a trade for Garrett. This is a massive offer for Garrett, but he\u2019s arguably the best defensive player in the league right now. Bringing him to town would make New England even scarier than it already is, which is saying something considering how successful it was last season.<\/p>\n<p>While Garrett keeps seeing his name pop up in trade rumors, the Browns don\u2019t seem intent on trading him. The right offer could change that, and in theory, trading Garrett makes more sense than holding onto him, given the state of the rest of the roster. Loading up on picks in the 2027 NFL Draft, which is expected to feature a better class than this year\u2019s group, makes this package even more enticing, but ultimately, it seems like Garrett is going to stay put for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/owencrisafulli\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Owen Crisafulli<\/a> Owen Crisafulli is an Email Newsletter Editor &amp; Breaking News Writer at Heavy Sports. His work has also appeared on ClutchPoints, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Athlon Sports, NESN Basketball Network, and FanSided, where he shared his insights on a variety of sports topics primarily surrounding the NFL, NBA, and MLB. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/owencrisafulli\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Owen Crisafulli<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Browns\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty This trade pitch would see the Browns send Myles Garrett to the Patriots for a massive return&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,85,54,2337,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-855176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-browns","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-clevelandbrowns","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116352542159961505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}