Myles Garrett, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, made waves on Monday when he requested a trade away from the Cleveland Browns.
That news undoubtedly caught the attention of every NFL front office as they work the phone lines with Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam to try to iron out a trade for one of the league’s top defensive stars.
Count 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir among the active recruiters around the league for Garrett’s services.
Lenoir fired off a hilarious tweet indicating his desire for Garrett to join San Francisco’s defense in the bay area.
What Type of Animal you wanna be ? We got Hyenas, Bears, Lions and Gorillas @Flash_Garrett
— Deommodore lenoir (@Dmo_lenoir) February 3, 2025
The asking price for Garrett will understandably be high. The 29-year-old is smack dab in the middle of his prime and has two years remaining on a record-breaking five-year, $125 million extension that he signed in 2020.
Would San Francisco seriously consider dealing away the No. 11 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft in order to make a Garrett trade happen? It would take more than the No. 11 pick alone to make a Garrett trade a reality.
The No. 11 overall pick and a package of other picks in this year’s draft or next could possibly get the 49ers to the finish line. San Francisco’s 2026 first-round pick might have to enter the equation as well to get a deal done.
For a superstar of Garrett’s magnitude, the 49ers have to at least kick the tires on that possibility.
The idea of Garrett pairing up with 49ers star edge rusher Nick Bosa is fun to think about. Bosa and Garrett would morph into the most feared pass rushing duo in the NFL overnight if the 49ers could pull it off.
Garrett just amassed an NFL-best 22 tackles for loss last season. The Texas A&M alum also finished second in the NFL with 14 sacks during the 2024 campaign.
Garrett’s 102.5 sacks in his first eight NFL seasons are the fifth-most by any player since sacks became official in 1982.