Meanwhile, the Browns are still telling teams that they aren’t trading their star pass rusher.
The NFL Combine is underway, and as we hear from coaches and GMs, we’re also starting to get a taste of offseason roster management by way of trade talks and free agency moves. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Tuesday that the Eagles could be aggressive in their pursuits to add Myles Garrett to the defense.
Fowler admitted that he was connecting some dots, but there are “conversations some people in the league have had” that the Eagles — who are notoriously one of the more aggressive teams in the trade market — are looking for a pass rusher, under the assumption that Josh Sweat ends up signing elsewhere.
Fowler also noted that he wouldn’t be surprised for the Eagles to step in and try and keep the Commanders from nabbing Myles Garrett. Washington is already seemingly making moves on defense, announcing that they’ve given DT Jonathan Allen permission too seek a trade, so the NFC East team is looking to be active this offseason.
“Myles Garrett — they would not want to see him go to the Washington Commanders, for an example. If that was to gain traction, Howie Roseman would likely step in, try to make a deal that is too hard for the Cleveland Browns to refuse.
Keep in mind, the Browns are a hard “No” and are still telling teams they have no interest in trading Myles Garrett — if he were to become available, several teams will be in that, and maybe the Eagles will be one.”
It still seems like the Browns will be the biggest hurdle in getting Garrett to the Eagles, but Howie does have a great relationship with his former VP of Football Operation Andrew Berry, who is now the GM in Cleveland.
With Howie Roseman on the move, stranger things have happened, but we will probably have to wait until the NFL Draft to find out how this plays out.
