NFL star Myles Garrett has requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns after eight seasons with the team—revealing in a statement shared Feb. 3 that he has "loved calling [the] city his home" but that he feels obligated to find another team so he can fulfill his "desire to win."

On locker cleanout day Jan. 5, Denzel Ward referred to him and Myles Garrett as the Kobe and Shaq of the Browns. So what will Kobe do if the Browns change their minds and honor Shaq’s trade request — which they have unequivocally stated they won’t do.

Few football fans can blame Myles Garrett for wanting out of Cleveland. The Browns are bad, and have been ever since re-entering the NFL landscape in 1996. Just