

Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was cited for driving 100 mph earlier this month after the team returned from its trip to Charlotte, N.C.
But in his first meeting with reporters since the citation — his eighth speeding violation since the Browns drafted him in 2017 — Garrett said multiple times he instead wanted to talk about football.
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“I’d honestly rather talk about football and this team than anything I’m doing off (the) field, other than the back-to-school event that I did the other day,” Garrett said Wednesday. “People want to know a lot of things, but I try to keep my personal life personal. I’d rather focus on this team when I can.”
In February, Garrett made a public trade demand in the wake of the Browns’ 3-14 season. The team didn’t seriously entertain offers, and in March, the Browns signed Garrett to a four-year extension worth more than $120 million in guaranteed money. Garrett later said he didn’t regret the trade demand and would continue to focus on “being a great teammate, great leader, best person I can be on and off the field.”
In 2022, Garrett missed a game after being injured in a high-speed crash that occurred not long after he’d left the team facility in a Porsche. He vowed then to become a safer and slower driver, but after his latest ticket, he didn’t want to discuss his driving at all.
“I’ve answered it two different times,” an agitated Garrett said to reporters. “So I’m going to need you to ask a different question so I can focus on this team and not, you know, this headline you’re trying to get out of these questions you’re asking.”
Last week, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters he’d addressed the speeding citation with Garrett and the team, but he declined to elaborate on the nature of his discussion or whether Cleveland disciplined the six-time All-Pro.
“I’d rather talk about something that’s more focused on this team, what we’re doing, what we’re trying to accomplish,” Garrett said.
In the spring, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said that, after signing Garrett to the extension, the team had challenged him “by his practice habits, by his actions, etc., to become a real leader of the team.”
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