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Myles Garrett's future still uncertain as he prepares for Texas Bowl

December 20, 2016
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Now Texas A&M football fans know how opposing offensive tackles feel.

All-American junior defensive end Myles Garrett is keeping them guessing. What’s his next move? Which direction will he go?

During a Tuesday press conference, Garrett claimed he hasn’t decided whether or not to enter the NFL draft and maintained that it’s not out of the question he could return to play his senior year at A&M.

Cue the words of Lloyd Christmas: “So you’re telling me there’s a chance …”

On a day when quarterback Trevor Knight declared himself to be healthy and ready to start the Texas Bowl against Kansas State on Dec. 28, Garrett offered a faint glimmer of hope to Aggies who hope he’ll opt to play a fourth season for A&M.

Though projected to be a top-five pick – and perhaps the first overall selection – in next spring’s NFL draft, Garrett said he was not motivated by the overwhelming wealth that status would bring.

“It’s just money,” Garrett said. “The relationships I’ll make during this time or the impressions I make on people around me will last forever. Money will come and go.

“To me, money has no real value other than I can buy my family some stuff with this. I can do stuff with this for other people. It doesn’t have any real value. The relationships that I gain from playing football and the relationships that I improve upon is what means a lot to me, not just monetary value.”

Lindsay Caudle, TexAgs Like Jadeveon Clowney before him, Garrett figures to make a lot of money if he leaves school for the draft and is projected to be a top-five pick.
That’s easy to say now. But a 6-5, 270-pound pass-rushing phenom who has posted 32.5 career sacks will command such a lucrative contract that even those not motivated by money will have to take notice.

The last defensive end to be selected first overall was Houston’s Jadeveon Clowney in 2014.

He got a fully-guaranteed, $22,272,998 deal that contained a $14.5 million signing bonus.

Garrett would figure to get a similar deal.

A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis, who has coached several first-round selections, suggested that Garrett is a rare prospect.

“Myles is the best big athlete that I’ve ever been on the field with,” Chavis said. “You don’t find guys that are 6-5-plus that can bend and turn and run – you don’t find those guys. They’re not out there. He can do that better than any big athlete I’ve ever been around. I think that’s a pretty big statement. It would be hard for me to tell you that I've been on the field with one better. He is the best that I’ve been on the field with.”

Garrett said he’d announce a decision on his draft status after the Texas Bowl, but did not say when.

However, he admitted that his father suggested Garrett consider following the lead of Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and LSU running back Leonard Fournette, who have decided to skip their teams’ bowl games to prepare for the draft.

Garrett said he never considered that.

“There’s no question I’m playing,” he said. “I’m going to play no matter whoever says they’re sitting out.”

That attitude would figure to make him even more attractive to NFL franchises.

Still, Garrett claimed he hasn’t made up his mind. He even said he’d consult A&M coach Kevin Sumlin before making a final decision.

Lindsay Caudle, TexAgs Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin's advice will be a factor in Garrett's decision.
“Just talking to coach and see how he feels about how my season went or if I have anything left to prove,” Garrett said.

Although injuries contributed to his coming up short of the 20-sack goal he set for this season, Garrett has very little to prove.

Sumlin has been in this position before with eventual first-round selections Mike Evans, Luke Joeckel and Germain Ifedi, who all opted for early entry in the NFL draft.

He did not try to deter them.

“When it's time to go, it’s time for you to go,” Sumlin said. “It would have been to my advantage to keep Mike Evans here, but after everything we had and everything we knew (about) where was going to get picked, it was time for him to go.”

On the other hand, tackle Jake Matthews returned for his senior season and ended up being a top-10 selection afterward.

“Jake Matthews was different,” Sumlin said. “Jake Matthews was a (projected) mid-second, late-second guy who played himself into a top-ten pick, which is worth you-can’t-believe-how-much money.”

But unlike Matthews, Garrett isn’t going to improve his draft status with another collegiate season.

Still, Garrett said he frequently gets advice that he should return for A&M for his senior year.

“All the time,” he said. “Classmates or professors come to me before or after class and say, ‘It really would be nice for you to come back and show us what you can do for another year.’”

But will he heed their pleas?

“I don’t know,’’ Garrett said. “We’ll see.”
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Myles Garrett's future still uncertain as he prepares for Texas Bowl

12,819 Views | 19 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by sleepybeagle
astrosaggie1212
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12/13/16: Myles Garrett's final A&M performance increases Texas Bowl's allure

12/20/16: Myles Garrett's future still uncertain as he prepares for Texas Bowl

12/27/16: Why I think Myles Garrett returns for his senior year
Slyfox07
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Would be so utterly shocking.

Would the school pony up for a giant insurance policy?
bgrimm05
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Good Lord I have such a man crush on Myles...

Seriously, kid has his sht together.
Olsen
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Money does come and go, Myles. Money can't buy happiness either.
SECTAMU#1
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I will be totally shocked if he foregoes this year's draft when he is projected as the first overall pick.

My guess is, within 48 hours after the Texas Bowl, he will declare for the draft.
The Collective
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Good Aggie Hunting said:

Money does come and go, Myles. Money can't buy happiness either.


I think Myles has a good perspective on life... and that's why I am 100% comfortable telling him to take the $.
Franklin Delano Bluth
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Such a great person, so proud he's an Ag

I'll always wish the best for him
TAMU74
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Very impressive young man...mature beyond his years.
I'm betting he'll be back next year.
ShotOver
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Please stop
Hey Nav
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Paleontology. Study for the life after.

Enjoy another year of the college life.

The grind of work will come soon enough ( and the NFL is nothing but work).
blumpkin
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astrosaggie1212 said:

12/13/16: Myles Garrett's final A&M performance increases Texas Bowl's allure

12/20/16: Myles Garrett's future still uncertain as he prepares for Texas Bowl

12/27/16: Why I think Myles Garrett returns for his senior year
Typical liberal media
AnalogyAg
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he's such a great person, i'd hate for him to miss such a huge paycheck if something happened nxt year. he's laid it all out for his team and Aggieland. happy for him if he decides to leave.
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bgrimm05 said:

Good Lord I have such a man crush on Myles...

Seriously, kid has his sht together.


Based on your value system. One could argue his comsideration of playing one more year indicates just the opposite.

It is all a matter of opinion.

Yell Practice
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80% He goes Pro.
JMR
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The ONLY thing I'd advise caution about going early is because Cleveland Browns.
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HECUBUS
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"When it's time to go, it's time for you to go," Sumlin said. "

It's time.
Ag_EE
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He gone
sleepybeagle
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He goes.
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