Full Browns reset with 4 trades: Starting at the NFL draft, Myles Garrett later

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 07: Myles Garrett #95 and Denzel Ward #21 of the Cleveland Browns celebrate in the fourth quarter during the NFL 2025 game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field on September 7, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images Cleveland Browns fans have been through a lot, and most of them are not interested in a rebuild or reset by the team. Star DE Myles Garrett also made it clear that he is not a fan of rebuilding ; he wants to compete and win.

With the 2026 NFL draft kicking off Thursday night, the Browns could continue to build around the young core that they brought in via last year’s NFL draft and push to be competitive as soon as possible. At the same time, it seems almost as likely that Cleveland will look to continue their roster reset, which started in full this offseason with the departures of Wyatt Teller , David Njoku (likely), and Joel Bitonio (also likely). Garrett trade rumors picked back up this offseason when the team and player agreed to a new adjusted contract that would make a trade more palatable for the Browns.

It is possible that a bump in pay, not a trade, is where things end up for Garrett in Cleveland, as an NFL Insider suggested , but the Browns could be open to trading him for a big haul after June 1st (for salary cap reasons). If Garrett goes, CB Denzel Ward could follow right behind him . Besides QB Deshaun Watson , the two star defenders are the only players on the roster that count $11 million or more against the team’s salary cap.

The Garrett rumors died down just as rumors of Cleveland wanting to trade down in this year’s draft started to heat up. The Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Rams have all been noted as possible trade partners for the Browns. The Arizona Cardinals have also been mentioned heavily in a desire to trade up from the second round to get QB Ty Simpson .