The Green Bay Packers are reportedly eyeing Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, and the potential blockbuster trade is already generating intense debate. Is Garrett the missing piece to a Super Bowl run, or would the cost of acquiring him mortgage the Packers’ future?
Myles Garrett has requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns[1][2][5]. While the Browns have not indicated any desire to trade Garrett, the Packers have emerged as a potential suitor[1].
A trade for Garrett would likely require a significant haul of draft picks. Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette believes it would cost at least two first-round picks[1]. Browns general manager Andrew Berry had previously stated he would turn down an offer of two first-round picks for Garrett[2]. However, that was before Garrett requested a trade[2].
Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay proposed a trade scenario that would send Garrett to Green Bay in exchange for the Packers’ 2025 first-round pick (23rd overall), second-round pick (54th overall), and third-round pick (87th overall)[4][5].
**The Potential Upside:**
* **Instant Super Bowl Contender:** Adding Garrett, the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, would instantly elevate the Packers into Super Bowl contention[3][4].
* **Defensive Dominance:** Garrett would transform the Packers’ defense into one of the league’s most dominant units[3][4]. In 2024, the Packers finished eighth in sacks and sixth in scoring defense[4][5].
* **Reggie White 2.0?:** Garrett could be the biggest defensive acquisition for the Packers since they landed Hall of Famer Reggie White in 1993[4][5].
**The Potential Downside:**
* **Mortgaging the Future:** Trading multiple high-value draft picks would limit the Packers’ ability to add young talent in the coming years[4][5].
* **Derailing Super Bowl Dreams?:** A Myles Garrett trade could inadvertently derail the Packers’ Super Bowl dreams[2]. It’s about weighing the cost of what they will have to send to Cleveland against how the assumed haul of draft picks could further benefit their team[2].
The Packers have a strong foundation with quarterback Jordan Love[1][4][5]. The question is whether Garrett is the missing piece that transforms Green Bay into a serious Super Bowl contender[4].
