Ward wants to stay with Browns after Garrett deal
Key takeaways
- EASTLAKE, Ohio -- Browns cornerback Denzel Ward said he wants to remain in Cleveland, even after the team traded defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday.
- "I definitely still want to be here," Ward said Saturday at his inaugural celebrity softball game.
- "Crazy trade, definitely a crazy trade," Ward, 29, said.
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EASTLAKE, Ohio -- Browns cornerback Denzel Ward said he wants to remain in Cleveland, even after the team traded defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday.
"I definitely still want to be here," Ward said Saturday at his inaugural celebrity softball game. "Myles is a good friend of mine, a great teammate, but things aren't lost. It's Ohio against the world. So people could doubt us, but we're going out there still trying to play our best ball and bring wins to the city."
Ward, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 draft, becomes the longest-tenured player on the Browns after Cleveland sent Garrett, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, to the Rams in exchange for two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder and a conditional 2029 third-rounder.