With the NFL’s trade deadline approaching, the Detroit Lions find themselves in need of a pass-rusher. And according to Mike Tannenbaum, they should be willing to do whatever it takes to acquire one of the best in Myles Garrett.
On Friday, ESPN’s Get Up spent a segment tossing around fake trade proposals ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. And while the initial offerings were relatively mundane, the same couldn’t be said of Tannenbaum’s suggestion that Detroit sell the farm to Cleveland for the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
The trade:
- The Lions get Myles Garrett.
- The Browns get three first-round picks, a 2026 second-round pick and running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
“They’re going to throw in the Joe Louis fist?” Dan Graziano retorted. “The GM building? Like what else, that big bridge to Canada?”
Meanwhile, Ryan Clark responded to the fake trade proposal by merely walking off the set, as Bart Scott noted that the Lions could likely acquire another Browns pass-rusher — Za’Darius Smith — at a much cheaper price.
“Myles Garrett may be the best player in the NFL [who’s] not a quarterback,” Tannenbaum insisted.
The rest of ‘Get Up’ couldn’t believe Mike Tannenbaum’s trade proposal:
Detroit Lions get: Myles Garrett
Cleveland Browns get: Three first-round picks, a 2026 second-round pick, Jahmyr Gibbs. pic.twitter.com/DNyf5W1ddg
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 1, 2024
Tannenbaum may very well be right (he’ll get no argument from this Cleveland Browns fan), but that doesn’t mean that the Lions should just trade whatever it takes to acquire Garrett, who the Browns might not be willing to trade anyways. Not only would three first-round picks and a future second-round selection be an exorbitant price in and of itself, but Detroit would also be losing one of the key pieces of its offense in Gibbs, who might not even appealing to the Browns in what appears to be a lost season for Cleveland.
The reaction to the suggestion both on air and social media said it all, with the answer to “who says no?” seemingly being “everyone but Tannenbaum.” Suffice it to say, the faux trade proposal was a baffling one, especially so when considering that it came from a former NFL general manager.
[Get Up]
About Ben Axelrod
Ben Axelrod is a veteran of the sports media landscape, having most recently worked for NBC's Cleveland affiliate, WKYC. Prior to his time in Cleveland, he covered Ohio State football and the Big Ten for outlets including Cox Media Group, Bleacher Report, Scout and Rivals.