Could Detroit Lions Trade For Texas A&M Star Myles Garrett?

After eight seasons with the Cleveland Browns, the Texas A&M standout recently disclosed that he would be seeking a trade.

Jan 4, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images / Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Myles Garrett, a defensive end, announced last week that he would be requesting a trade from the Cleveland Browns after eight seasons, during which he was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2023.

In 2024, Garrett recorded 14 sacks and 40 total tackles for the team, which ultimately finished with a disappointing 3-14 record, significantly behind their competition in the AFC North.

Consequently, the inquiry remains: what will be the next residence of the renowned defensive end?

Mike Evans, a fellow Texas A&M alum, has been making an effort to entice Garrett to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Additionally, there are those who believe that Garrett could return to the Arlington area and sign with the Dallas Cowboys, which would create a dangerous defensive front if Jerry Jones were able to secure both Garrett and Micah Parsons for the upcoming season.

As for former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, however, he believes that Garrett could stay in the north, but instead in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions, a team that many believed had a chance to take home the Lombardi Trophy last season

Not to mention, a team led by a former Aggie in Dan Campbell, who coached the team to the No. 1 seed in the NFC last season.

And Tannenbaum believes signing Garrett would be ‘ideal’ to the Lions finally tasting Super Bowl victory.

“Coming down the stretch, Detroit really had a lot of injuries, and they really struggled to rush the passer,” Tannenbaum told Get Up on Thursday morning, Per On3. “They’ve got Za’Darius Smith and Aiden Hutchinson coming back, and the team is going to have to be much more consistent and need more depth to rush the passers, and Myles Garrett would be ideal.”

For a player that is looking to contend for a title, a team with a steady defense, a veteran quarterback in Jared Goff, and one of the league’s best wide receivers in Amon-Ra St. Brown, as well as two reliable running backs in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, there might not be a better place for the former No. 1 overall pick than Motor City.