With the Browns finishing 3-14, Garrett — who rocked the NFL world this week by asking the Browns to trade him — had little chance to defend his NFL Defensive Player of the Year crown, which was announced Thursday night at the NFL Honors show here.

Garrett finished in third place in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting this season. Garrett did, however, once again finish with more first-place votes than Pittsburgh Steelers’ pass rusher T.J. Watt. Overall, Garrett finished with a total of 162 votes: five first-place votes, 11 second-place votes, and 12 third-place votes among them.

For a mailbag published on Wednesday, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated offered his prediction for how the Browns-Garrett saga will end before meaningful games get un

When Browns star edge rusher Myles Garrett went public with his trade request on Feb. 3, the reaction from fans was largely supportive. After all, this fanbase is itself frustrated with the team at the moment.

The Cleveland Browns have maintained that they have no intention of trading away Myles Garrett since the star pass rusher went public with his trade request almost two weeks ago. In his most recent comments,

Once Myles Garrett announced that he had requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, speculation ran wild about where the star edge rusher could land. One of the main reasons Garrett is seeking a trade is his desire to play for a legitimate championship contender.

The Browns have the second pick in the NFL Draft, and Myles Garrett's trade request could change a lot on who they select.