He’s making so much that he’s forgoing one of the bonuses tied to his contract.
Garrett, who set the new NFL sack record last year with 23, has skipped the start of the Browns’ offseason program.
Myles Garrett set the NFL single-season sack record with minutes to spare in Week 18 last season. AP His $40 million-per-year contract includes a $1 million bonus that he earns if he participates in 84.375 percent of Cleveland’s offseason workout sessions, all minicamps and OTAs and reports on time for training camp.
Garrett and the Browns restructured his contract in March into a four-year, $160 million extension that runs through 2030. It includes over $123 million in guarantees.
The deal comes after some tension between the two sides arose when Garrett requested a trade in February 2025. He ultimately stayed with the team and had one of the best years by a pass rusher ever.
Garrett passed Michael Strahan and TJ Watt to become the NFL’s single-season sack king when he brought down Joe Burrow in Week 18 this season for No. 23.
His girlfriend, Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, took to social media to celebrate the accomplishment.
Garrett was later seen in Milan in February as he cheered Kim on during the 2026 Olympics.
“Proud of you!!!. Baking u all the cinnamon rolls your heart desires!!” Kim wrote in an Instagram story.
Myles Garrett hasn’t recorded fewer than 10 sacks in a season since his rookie year in 2017. Getty Images Garrett finished the year with 60 tackles, 33 tackles for loss and 39 quarterback hits.
While the Browns missed the playoffs, he collected Defensive Player of the Year honors, his second time winning the award in three seasons.
He was also named a First Team All-Pro for the fifth time in his career.
Garrett, who’s reached double-digit sacks in eight seasons since his rookie year, now has 125.5 career sacks and 149 tackles for loss.
He’s also the only player in NFL history to record at least 12 sacks in six straight campaigns.
Even if he can afford it, he’s not exactly starting 2026 on the right foot.
And the Browns can use everything he can give them.
They’ve won eight combined games across the past two seasons and haven’t made it past the Divisional round of the playoffs in Garrett’s nine-year career.
