“No, he controls his own career and that’s what he wants to do,” Ward, the Browns' finalist for Walter Payton Man of the Year, said. “I have no control over what he decides. You can only respect his decisions and what he makes.”

The Browns' star cornerback expressed this week that he hopes the franchise does not trade its cornerstone, despite his recent request.

Myles Garrett has requested a trade, leaving other Cleveland Browns stars thinking about their future with the franchise.