Myles Garrett opted to return to the Cleveland Browns over the weekend on a record-setting contract extension that will pay him $40 million per year with $123.5 million guaranteed, the largest annual salary for a defensive player in NFL history. Garrett publicly requested a trade from the Browns in February as he looked to play for a contender. Just over a month later, Garrett came back to the tune of a historic extension.
The size of the deal led many to believe that Garrett only or primarily returned to Cleveland for his historic payday. As Garrett addressed the media Friday for the first time after that extension, he insists he is still after winning, not the money.
