Overview
- ESPN reported on March 25 that the Browns moved Garrett’s option bonuses to seven days before the regular season, a shift that delays cap charges and makes a pre‑season trade simpler to execute.
- General manager Andrew Berry and owner Jimmy Haslam publicly rejected the idea of moving Garrett, calling him a career Brown and an integral part of the team.
- An unnamed NFL executive told The Athletic the later bonus dates look like preparation for a trade, which has kept league conversations active.
- Fresh pieces this week linked the Rams as a logical bidder, citing Los Angeles’ win‑now posture and interest in pushing NFL rules to allow trading first‑round picks further into the future.
- Other media proposals sketched a Bears offer built around two first‑rounders, a second and DE Dayo Odeyingbo, though Chicago’s current cap squeeze and the lack of any reported deal point to speculation rather than action.