Myles Garrett refuses to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame until he’s in it
By Chad Porto
Myles Garrett skipped a trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for an interesting reason.
The Cleveland Browns decided to take a trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this week, it was a trip that head coach Kevin Stefanski organized the trip as a “team building opportunity”. Just about everyone on the team went. From coaches to players to everything in between. Yet, one name didn’t go. That person was Myles Garrett.
You’d think he was holding out because he was the only one who voted for a trip to Cedar Point instead, but that’s not why. Apparently, he never intends on visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton; at least not until he’s inducted.
When Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal asked him why he skipped the trip, Garrett gave his bold reason;
"Honestly, I don’t want to go [to the Hall]. I’ve kept myself from going because I don’t want to go until I’m in it. Until I have my face in it, I don’t want to go. If we go as a team and Kevin says, ‘I want you to go,’ that’s fair play. But I’m not trying to go until they have me in there for good."
Myles Garrett isn’t a Hall of Fame, at least not yet
I don’t think I’d shock anyone by saying that Myles Garrett isn’t a Hall of Famer, at least yet anyway. That’s not to say he can’t get there, he’s certainly on pace. He’s made the All-Pro team three times, he’s a three-time Pro-Bowler, and he’s unofficially 6th all-time in sacks for the Browns.
Officially he’s second, as four of the five names ahead of him competed when the sack stat wasn’t official. The only player who has more in franchise history is Clay Matthews. Matthews has 75 for the team, while Garrett is at 58.5.
The destination to a Hall of Famer I believe is like leveling up in a game. You’re a starter, then you’re a Pro Bowler, then you’re a franchise legend and then you’re a Hall of Famer. Right now, Garrett’s just entering franchise legend status.
He’s not a Hall of Famer yet, but he’s close enough to see the exit sign to Canton.
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