Browns' Todd Monken avoids Myles Garrett questions with ridiculous stance

Todd Monken doesn't want to talk about Myles Garrett.

"I thought (GM) Andrew (Berry) addressed it yesterday," the Cleveland Browns' new head coach told reporters on Wednesday. "... I don't think there's anything more that needs to be said. We're excited about Jared (Verse) for now and our team's future."

Come on, now. That's not how this works.

You're the new head coach of a team that just traded away the best player to play for the franchise since it was reborn in 1999.

Sure, Monken would love to not have to talk about it, but that shouldn't be how this works.

Garrett is gone. That has to be addressed by the man that will be leading the team from the sideline.

Normally, you'd at least see something diplomatic, wishing Garrett luck or recognizing what he meant to the Browns. Garrett just set the single-season sacks record last season, and while Monken wasn't his head coach then, he was the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens. He got to see Garrett in action plenty.

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No, he doesn't have to wax poetic for an hour. But a head coach should be able to speak about such a major move for his roster. It's silly for him to pretend otherwise.

There's a decent chance that there isn't a more significant story with the Browns in the rest of the 2026 calendar year. Monken might as well just not show up at the press conferences if he just decides he's not going to talk about things.

Garrett is gone, and Monken wants to move forward. That's how football folks are wired.

But not commenting at all? That's just silly.

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