Myles Garrett summed up the 2025 Browns in one maddening snapshot on Sunday: five sacks, a 32-13 loss to the Patriots, and a postgame vent that launched a thousand trade-machine fantasies.

For a franchise stuck at 2-6 since his spring standoff, the idea of flipping one of the game’s most valuable non-quarterbacks for a haul had a certain fatalistic logic. Then came the cold water.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter poured it by the bucket.

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When asked about the odds of Cleveland moving the NFL’s sacks leader before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, a league source responded, “No chance.” Schefter added that people “have a better chance of winning the lottery.” Translation? For all the smoke around Garrett’s frustration, the Browns aren’t budging.

Context matters. Garrett, 29, is a six-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro who signed a four-year, $160 million contract on March 9, about a month after he demanded a trade. Since that saga, the Browns have face-planted out of the playoff picture, and Sunday’s loss was a perfect encapsulation of the contradiction … a generational edge rusher detonating protections while the rest of the operation leaks oil.

Keeping Garrett isn’t just about optics; it’s about roster physics.

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You don’t replace elite pass-rush gravity with draft picks that won’t help until 2026. You don’t rip out the defense’s keystone as a rookie corner learns on the fly, linebackers shuffle due to injuries, and an offense still can’t carry water for four quarters. If anything, the takeaway from New England is that Cleveland has a Garrett problem only in the sense that he’s doing too much alone.

The deadline decision appears made while he next one looms. How can the Browns make the most dominant player in orange and brown matter in the standings again? The Browns don’t play until Nov. 9 against the Jets. That buys time, just not a miracle.