Myles Garrett requested a trade away from the Cleveland Browns a week before Super Bowl 59. That got Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson dreaming about a potential partnership between the top pass rushers.
Hutchinson detailed in an appearance on ‘The Squeeze’ podcast – hosted by Lions fan Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay – that he shared that vision in a recent conversation with Garrett.
‘If me and Myles were to pair up, that would be deadly, you know?’ Hutchinson said. ‘I was talking to him, we were at the [NFL] Honors, and we were just talking about what could be.’
The Lions have been connected to Garrett as a potential landing spot. Detroit’s Super Bowl window remains wide open and the team has the 10th-most salary cap space league-wide entering the 2025 NFL offseason, per OverTheCap.com.
The Lions have a few key starters – cornerback Carlton Davis and right guard Kevin Zeitler – set to hit free agency. Meanwhile, Hutchinson is eligible for an extension.
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Paying both Hutchinson and Garrett could get complicated, especially when factoring in the draft capital it would take to acquire the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year.
That’s why Hutchinson conceded such a partnership is ‘probably unlikely.’ Still, he expressed optimism about how Detroit’s defense would look with Garrett in tow.
‘Our whole D-line would be totally elevated, and we would, whew, that’d be a scary defensive line,’ Hutchinson said.
He also opined Garrett would fit in quickly with the Lions, giving the Browns star a ringing endorsement and saying the two ‘get along.’
‘I’ve seen him these last few years at different things,’ Hutchinson said. ‘He texted me after I got hurt – it was just a cool thing. Guys outside of your own team who reach out to you, so I think he’s a good dude.’
So, while Hutchinson isn’t confident the Lions will be able to get Garrett, he is still fantasizing about Cleveland’s top talent coming to Detroit.
‘If he does, great, but I don’t know. We’ll see. But that would be awesome.’