Cleveland Browns pass-rusher Myles Garrett cited a desire to realistically compete for a Super Bowl when he requested a trade earlier this month, and joining a team that won 14 games during the 2024 season would be one way to do just that.
And that team's star player would love to be teammates with Garrett.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was asked to pitch the six-time Pro Bowler on joining the NFC North team and said, "Myles, you know where to go my brother. We need about one, two extra pieces, and you'll fill in that piece. We need you."
Garrett would make an already strong Minnesota defense that much better.
The Vikings finished tied for fourth in the league with 49 sacks last season with Jonathan Greenard (12 sacks) and Andrew Van Ginkel (11.5 sacks) leading the way. Having someone like Garrett along the defensive front would open up even more blitzing holes for the linebacker duo given the amount of double teams the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year consistently draws.
Jefferson pointed out how the Vikings are only a piece or two away from reaching their goals, which is an understandable position to take given how their 2024 campaign unfolded.
They went 14-3 but lost the regular-season finale to the Detroit Lions that would have clinched the NFC's No. 1 seed and then lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. They were just a step behind the elite teams in the conference by the time the playoffs arrived.
Adding someone like Garrett would help them control the line of scrimmage and set the tone in the physical late-season games. It will surely cost plenty in return to acquire one of the best defenders in the league, but a Super Bowl trophy would be quite the prize.
Jefferson seems to be on board with the potential move.
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