BEREA, Ohio – Despite another season of double-digit losses, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett wants to continue his career in Cleveland.

But the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year definitely wants to know that the Browns plan to add him to a winning team soon.

Garrett said Friday that he has no desire to rebuild and wants to talk to the organization’s decision-makers about their offseason plans, including at quarterback.

“I’m not trying to rebuild,” he said. “I’m just trying to win. And I want that to be evident when the season is over and we have these discussions. I want them to be able to illuminate and illustrate that so I can see it.” Because that’s all we want to do.

“I want to remain loyal to a team that has shown loyalty and trust in me by nominating me. But at the end of the day we have to do what is best for us. So if we have the same focus as it is, something that is still possible in the near future – winning, going deep in the playoffs, putting up a great defense… I think that would really calm me down and calm me down.”

Garrett, 28, has two years left on the five-year extension he signed in 2020. A new contract in the offseason could provide the Browns with some much-needed relief. Garrett has played in just three playoff games since Cleveland selected him with the top pick in the 2017 draft.

Last week, Garrett expressed his support for head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry, who have led the organization since the 2020 season.

But on Friday, Garrett was more explicit about his desire to see the team’s plans.

When asked if those plans included the quarterback position, Garrett said: “Absolutely. Whether (quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson) is the solution or someone else, it needs to be worked out. There has to be an action plan.”

On Sunday, the Browns will start Thompson-Robinson, a 2023 fifth-round pick, in place of the recently benched Jameis Winston. Thompson-Robinson will be the third starting quarterback for the Browns this season and the 40th since the franchise returned to Cleveland in 1999.

Deshaun Watson, for whom the organization traded three first-round picks and gave him a fully guaranteed $230 million contract before the 2022 season, suffered a season-ending torn right Achilles tendon in Week 7. He has recorded the lowest QBR among qualified passers since his debut in Cleveland.

“I want to be a Cleveland Brown. I want to play here. I want to finish my career here,” Garrett said. “But if we decide to rebuild and it takes two, three, four years, I want to be able to compete and play at a high level, play meaningful games and play beyond January.”