Myles Garrett reveals state of Browns locker room after 1-5 start

A 20-16 defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles leave the Cleveland Browns Looking for answers for the fourth week in a row.

Now 1-5 on the season, Cleveland could be in danger of losing the locker room if things don’t turn around quickly. While things might look bleak, the star defensive end Myles Garrett he denied that things are getting worse internally to the point where players are quitting.

“We have some great leaders in this locker room, myself included,” Garrett explained. “I’m not going to let these guys quit at any point. We’ve got a lot of games left, a lot of season left, a lot of AFC games left to stay in the picture and focus on that. So I’m not worried about that.”

As the captain of this Cleveland team, Garrett is seen as a constant presence in the Browns locker room. He certainly did his best to lift his teammates Sunday, making a game-changing play to block a field goal that bounced off veteran safety Rodney Mcleod, who took it 50 yards for a tying touchdown just before halftime. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to fuel a Browns win. But his ability to pull off those types of plays could go a long way.

With 11 games to go, the Browns certainly have their work cut out for them, but according to Garrett, the six divisional games remain, along with 10 AFC matchups that carry a little more weight in terms of the picture of the conference playoffs. The remaining schedule is a source of comfort for Garrett and his teammates, who believe a win can get them back on track.

“You want to win every game,” Mcleod said. But the blessing is that the losses we’ve had have mostly been in the NFC. So we’ve got an AFC opponent, a division rival and it’s time to step up and show up and prove ourselves.”

In the offseason, numerous players, like McLeod, shared that they ultimately decided to re-sign with Cleveland because there was something special about the team. If the Browns have any hope of climbing out of the early-season hole they’re in, they’ll need to tap into what made last year’s playoff team so special: togetherness.

“I think for us, it’s just a belief,” safety Rodney Mcleod said, echoing Garrett. “Keep believing in each other, sticking together. Right now, all the outside noise, it doesn’t sound right. You have to really be locked into that foundation that was created, that union, to end the side positive about it.”