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Cam Heyward\u2019s never directly went up against Myles Garrett, which may be why he \u201ccould care less\u201d that the former Cleveland Browns pass rusher is no longer in the division. On his Not Just Football podcast<\/a>, Heyward reacted to the Browns trading Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Aaron [Rodgers]\u2019s definitely happy to not have that guy in our division. I could care less. I like competing against talent,\u201d Heyward said.<\/p>\n While Heyward\u2019s point makes sense, it no doubt makes it easier for the Steelers to beat the Browns when they don\u2019t need to completely alter their game plan to scheme against Garrett. Hard-fought games against good competition might be fun, but so is winning, and Garrett\u2019s departure gives the Steelers a better chance at doing so.<\/p>\n Heyward also took the opportunity to take a dig at the Browns, Pittsburgh\u2019s longtime rival.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone wants to be in Cleveland,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n Heyward once joked about playing for the Browns, something that he said made his wife throw up<\/a>. He\u2019s been steadfast throughout his career about his lack of desire to go to Cleveland<\/a>. Heyward did give the Browns credit for building a strong core in the late 2010s and early 2020s \u2013 the team beat the Steelers in the 2020 AFC Wild Card Round \u2013 but believes that chasing Baker Mayfield out for Deshaun Watson was ultimately the team\u2019s downfall and what led to the eventual Garrett trade.<\/p>\n The Browns have failed to build a consistent winner. Kevin Stefanski had some success, but the bottom fell out last season and he\u2019s now in Atlanta after getting fired. The Browns are the joke of the league, but Heyward is right that they once had a promising future and promising nucleus. The ill-fated decision to trade for and then pay Watson has put them in the situation where trading the reigning Defensive Player of the Year is something that you could argue makes sense. They weren\u2019t winning with Garrett, so they might as well get future assets and a younger player.<\/p>\n If Heyward ever does play elsewhere, which likely won\u2019t happen after his new extension, it won\u2019t be in Cleveland. The Browns will have a lot of work to do to make themselves an enticing destination for free agents, but Heyward\u2019s view is also molded by the fact that he\u2019s spent his entire career with the Steelers. That career has included 17 wins against the Browns, and he and the Steelers will look to add two more this season, a much easier thing to do with Garrett now out west.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n