Imagine the Indianapolis Colts' defense with an edge rusher of the quality of the Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett. Lou Anarumo's unit already has some elite talent, such as cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive lineman DeForest Buckner. Garrett would make the entire unit dangerous, though.
Some teams might have the opportunity to add the future Pro Football Hall of Famer, too. He isn't at the Browns' current voluntary workouts, but he normally isn't. He has his own process and, as his NFL record 23 sacks in 2025 prove, it works.
Garrett also hasn't spoken with Cleveland head coach Todd Monken, who, when asked by the media this week if he had had any conversations with the best player on his team, simply said, "No."
Myles Garrett has no chance of being traded to the Indianapolis Colts
The next deadline for Garrett is to definitely show up for Cleveland's mandatory minicamp, which begins on June 9. If he isn't there, it's an obvious indication that he no longer wants to be with the team that chose him first overall in the 2017 NFL draft. Garrett might want to go to a team that might be able to win a title. That also won't be the Colts, though.
Not that Indianapolis cannot win a Super Bowl, but general manager Chris Ballard traded away the ammunition that a team would likely need to acquire Garrett when the GM gave away Indy's 2026 and 2027 first-round choices to the New York Jets for cornerback Sauce Gardner.
The 2026 season is gone, of course, but Cleveland would probably want multiple first-rounders for the edge rusher, and Indianapolis doesn't have one next season. This means if Myles Garrett were to get moved, it definitely wouldn't be to the Indianapolis Colts, who don't have enough to give.
Another problem is that a couple of teams that could be in the hunt to add Garrett are in the Colts' division. He would be a natural fit with a relatively young Tennessee Titans team, led by defensive-minded head coach Robert Saleh, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, with general manager James Gladstone, are never afraid of making a deal.
The ironic drawback to giving so much for Sauce Gardner isn't that Indianapolis can't trade for Myles Garrett, but that the Colts' inability to do so could open the door for a rival to. Worse than Garrett not being a Colt is being a Jaguar or Titan. At least, the NFL world should know what's next for Myles Garrett by June 9.
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