Myles Garrett understands that with great compensation comes great responsibility. After signing a 5-year, $125 million contract extension, Garrett talked about his need to be the leader for the Browns defense to help bring glory to Cleveland’s long-suffering fans.
Building off his message to fans posted to his Instagram feed on Wednesday, Garrett is ready to reward the Browns’ faith in him and lead the team to unprecedented heights. He held a teleconference call with reporters on Thursday and discussed his goals.
“I like that the history is what it is because it’ll make it so much sweeter when we turn this around and win big playoff games, and then finally get to that last one,” Garrett said. “I’d like to be a part of that. I’d Iike to lead the pack for that. I want to lead them to that promised land.”
He knows that a great way to make that happen is by getting recognized as the best defensive player in the league. Garrett has long coveted the Defensive Player of the Year award, and it clearly still drives him.
“I was in the Player of the Year conversation (in 2019),” Garrett said. “I don’t want to make it a conversation anymore. This next year, I want to ball out and win that award. I want to take my team to the playoffs, and even higher than that.”
Garrett will be the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL in terms of annual salary once the extension kicks in.
