Defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year and four-time All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett has requested a trade out of Cleveland, citing his goal of competing and winning a Super Bowl.

Garrett, 29, made the request in a statement he released Monday morning.

“While I’ve loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won’t allow me to be complacent. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl. With that in mind, I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns,” Garrett wrote, in part.

Garrett is one of five finalists for the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award after recording 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and a league-high 22 tackles for loss on the season, starting all 17 games.

NFL award recipients will be announced Thursday.

Since being selected No. 1 overall by the Browns in the 2017 draft, Garrett has racked up 102.5 sacks, 20 forced fumbles, 200 quarterback hits and 116 tackles for loss in 117 career games (114 starts).

He has made five straight Pro Bowls and six overall.

Garrett signed a five-year, $125 million extension with the Browns in 2020 and is set to count $19.7 million against the team’s cap in 2025. He would become an unrestricted free agent ahead of the 2027 season, according to Spotrac.

–Field Level Media