ESPN analyst believes the Browns will give Myles Garrett more money

Last off-season, Cleveland Browns superstar and likely future Hall of Famer Myles Garrett requested a trade in hopes of joining a contender and not just a big payday. It's no secret that Garrett wanted his former defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz, to replace Kevin Stefanski as the team's head coach, but the Browns went in another direction, hiring Todd Monken, which clearly upset Garrett.

The Browns then reworked some of the language in the massive contract extension he signed last year to make him more tradable if the team goes another route. ESPN's Dan Graziano discussed Garrett and a potential trade on Get Up.

"I think it's more likely that Myles Garrett gets another contract bump from the Browns this offseason than gets traded." chickenroad-game.rodeo

Last season, the team did just that and gave him an offer that he couldn't refuse, and he had the best season of his career, breaking the single-season sack record. If the Browns do trade him, it likely won't be until after June 1st since the dead cap number can be spread out, but I still believe they will not trade him.

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns could give Myles Garrett another pay raise

The natural feeling around the Myles Garrett and Cleveland Browns situation is that something is up. Myles campaigned pretty hard to have Jim Schwartz be named the head coach. He hasn't talked to Todd Monken face-to-face, and the Browns restructured his contract in the dead of the night.

The stars are aligning, and there is absolutely a weird tension surrounding the situation between the Browns and their star player.

At the same time, Browns general manager Andrew Berry quadrupled down to say that Myles is going to be a career Brown and he will again from Cleveland to Canton.

The more that things continue to come out, the more that Berry's comments seem to be a facade, as the Browns are posturing to move their elite pass rusher at some point either before or during the season.

Unfortunately, this is hardly a surprise. If we go back one offseason to when Garrett requested a trade from the Browns and the bellied up to the table to pay him the most lucrative (and hard to move) contract in NFL history. What a perfect lesson that money doesn't solve everything, as Cleveland went from a three-win team to a five-win team, and Garrett wasted another year of his prime.

The truth of the matter is that a trade of Garrett would actually make a ton of sense. The 2025 season was a perfect example of this as Garrett set the single-game sack record in a 30-point loss against New England, and he set the single-season sack record in a season where Cleveland won just five games.

"I'm putting up the @WindhorstESPN fingers." 🤣

—@bykevinclark on Myles Garrett's absence from the Browns' voluntary offseason program ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/9fjxVeDaYV

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) April 10, 2026

On Friday's episode of Get Up on ESPN, NFL analyst Kevin Clark had his "Windhorst Fingers" up as he evaluated the situation. Something is definitely up in Cleveland, and the end of Garrett's time in Cleveland seems to be closer to the end than it has ever been.

If Cleveland were to make Garrett available, there would be 31 teams that would be interested in him. Cleveland's negotiations would start with three first-round picks, and the bidding war begins there. Still in his 20s, Garrett is squarely in his prime, and his addition to a contender has the power to push any team over the top.

Cleveland's offseason program pushes on, without Garrett, as the team's journey to the 2026-27 season is underway.

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: ESPN analyst Kevin Clark concerned by Browns status with Myles Garrett

Fiorentina are forced into yet more changes with Albert Gudmundsson and Manor Solomon starting in the Conference League quarter-final with Crystal Palace.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Aston Villa vs. Bologna on the Liveblog.

Fiorentina have a huge task ahead of them to reach a fourth consecutive Conference League semi-final, because they lost the first leg 3-0 at Selhurst Park.

It is no secret that their focus this season is all on avoiding Serie A relegation, and they took a huge step forward there on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Lazio putting them eight points clear of the drop zone.

However, injuries remain a problem, as Moise Kean is still out injured, with Marco Brescianini, Fabiano Parisi, Tariq Lamptey and Niccolò Fortini.

On top of that, Dodo is also suspended, so either Marin Pongracic or Pietro Comuzzo becomes a makeshift right-back.

FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 12: Roberto Piccoli of ACF Fiorentina in action during the UEFA Conference League 2025/26 round of 16 first leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Rakow Czestochowa at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 12, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Roberto Piccoli is again the centre-forward, but Manor Solomon is available again and completes the extremely attacking line-up with Jack Harrison and Albert Gudmundsson.

FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 7: Manor Solomon of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Torino FC at Artemio Franchi on February 7, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace welcome back Jorgen Strand Larsen, who was suspended for the first leg 3-0 victory, but rest him anyway, so Jean-Philippe Mateta leads the attack again.

Evann Guessand sustained an injury in the first leg and misses out with Caleb Kporha and Eddie Nketiah.

Ex-Lazio midfielder Daichi Kamada plays with Yeremi Pino stepping in alongside Ismaila Sarr.

Fiorentina will wear black armbands and hold a minute’s silence before kick-off following the death of Alex Manninger, who was their goalkeeper in 2001-02.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 09: Marin Pongracic of ACF Fiorentina battles for possession with Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace during the UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Leg One match between Crystal Palace FC and ACF Fiorentina at Selhurst Park on April 09, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Fiorentina vs. Crystal Palace line-ups

Fiorentina: De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Fagioli, Mandragora; Harrison, Gudmundsson, Solomon; Piccoli

Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Yeremi Pino; Mateta

Ref: Gil Manzano (ESP)