Myles Garrett

According to ESPN’s Jeremey Fowler, the pass rush market is poised to explode in the aftermath of Myles Garrett’s trade request.

Fowler says that people he’s talked to agree that Garrett should be worth at least two quality draft picks including at least one first-round pick in a potential trade. With two years left on his contract, Garrett is seeking to move to a contender rather than be motivated by money. At the same time, the market for pass rushers is set to take off. Fowler says Micah Parsons is poised to eclipse Nick Bosa’s $34 million per year on his upcoming extension. T.J. Watt, Trey Hendrickson, Danielle Hunter and Maxx Crosby are all set to hit free agency in the coming years. Fowler says the expectation is that Hendrickson and Crosby will garner strong trade interest if their teams decide to entertain offers. The Raiders seem set to rebuild with Tom Brady running the show now and the Bengals are in a precarious financial situation with none of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins or Hendrickson locked up long-term yet. There could be a race to get some of these extensions done as the contracts will only get more expensive for teams that wait.