Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is facing backlash for refusing to communicate with the team’s star player, Myles Garrett, after the pass rusher reportedly requested a trade. Garrett had sought a meeting with Haslam to discuss his frustrations,

"He’d like to talk to you about his frustration. Instead of meeting with him, and perhaps attempting to start a more amicable dialogue, you refuse?"

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam recently declined Myles Garrett’s request to talk to him about his trade request, telling him to talk to GM Andrew Berry instead, a league source told cleveland.com NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was first with Garrett’s request to speak with Haslam.