Myles Garrett is an American professional football player who plays as a Defensive End for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Additionally, he was first selected by the Cleveland Browns as first overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Born on December 29, 1995, Myles is an American native and was born under the star sign, Capricorn. Also, Garret belongs to the ethnic group of Africans. He was born as a son of Audrey Garrett and Lawrence Garrett.
Myles started his professional career by playing college football at Texas A&M University. Prior to Texas University, he attended Martin High School where he was an allrounder, playing sports like football, basketball, and track.
The 6 ft 4 inches tall athlete, Myles has amassed mouth-watering career earnings of $25,800,129. Also, playing 3 seasons in NFL, Garrett holds a net worth over $10 million.
Currently, he is under 4 year/ $30,412,255 contract with the Cleveland Browns. His contract includes $20,258,004 signing bonus, $30,412,255 guaranteed and an annual salary of $7,603,064.
The below table illustrates the earning details of Myles
YEAR | TEAM | EARNINGS |
2017 | Cleveland Browns | $20,723,004 |
2018 | Cleveland Browns | $1,847,375 |
2019 | Cleveland Browns | $3,229,750 |
The 7th best-paid player of the Browns is reported to earn $3,229,750 as a base salary while carrying a cap hit of $8,294,251 and a dead cap value of $17,970,878 in 2019. Likewise, the players like Odell Beckham, Jr. and Jarvis Landry are the highest paid with an annual average salary of $17,000,000 and $14,050,000 respectively.
Apart from his playing career earnings, he also earns additional cash via endorsement deals. In particular, he often promotes the products of the Adidas brand.
However, the details about much much he earns from the deal are not in the media yet. In addition to this, he also owns an expensive car which he regularly flaunts in his social account.
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The 23 years old famous NFL player is yet to be involved in love affairs and relationships. Also, the news about him being in a relationship never aired in any media. Additionally, his social account also doesn't have any hint about his probable partner.
Exploring Myles' social account, Garrett has a great affection for dogs. In particular, he is parenting a dog named Gohan whom he considers as his son.
In one of his posts on his Instagram account, he posted a picture of his dog captioning: "Gohan isn’t my dog, he is my son. He makes my bad days good, and my good days great... unless he has an accident while I’m at practice. To have this dawg’s and all my dawgs’ love is truly a blessing."
Recently on November 15, 2019, Garrett was involved in the melee with Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Mason Rudolph. As per the reports, Myles pulled off the helmet of Rudolph and swung it at his head. Although the altercation was started by the Rudolph, Myles is expected to face a suspension for his undesired behavior.
Myles Garrett, 2019 dirty plays
Week 1: Punched Titans TE Delanie Walker after whistle
Week 2: Ended Jets QB Trevor Siemian's season on late hit
Week 11: Struck Steelers QB Mason Rudolph over head with helmet@NFL should suspend him for the rest of season #Browns pic.twitter.com/Uf3hi5K4L7
— Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) November 15, 2019
Matter of fact, this not only the controversy that Myles has gone through. Previously in the game against the Jets, Garrett was fined $42,112 for two roughing the passer penalties. Additionally, he was also involved in the altercation with Delanie Walker in Week 1 that made him pay $10,527 as a fine
As of 2019, Myles currently plays as a defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Additionally, he was first selected by the Cleveland Browns as first overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
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