Blockbuster trade sends Myles Garrett to LA Rams in return for Jared Verse, draft picks

[True Dough]

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse and multiple draft picks, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero and ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Browns also will receive a first-round draft pick in 2027, a second-round pick in 2028 and a third-rounder in 2029, sources told ESPN, in what will be one of the biggest trades in NFL history involving a defensive player.

The shocking trade is completely on brand for the Rams, who made a similarly seismic move in the 2021 offseason when they traded for quarterback Matthew Stafford in the season in which the Super Bowl was being played in Los Angeles before going on to win it.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48939456/sources-browns-rams-finalizing-myles-garrett-blockbuster-trade


This is an indicator that the Rams are going for it this year. Meanwhile, the Browns continue to build toward the future.

[calguy]

1. Not good news for us Forty Niner fans.

We’ll have to watch him chase Purdy around twice a year, and probably in the playoffs, too.
I’m sure Garrett is happy about finally being free from the losing Browns franchise.
Forty Niner fans can only hope that his best years are behind him.

[AZProgressive]

2. Probably a good trade for both teams

Jared Verse is a good player to have if you're trying to replace one of the best edge rushers and they have draft picks that if they use wisely could build their team through a rebuilding phase.

[True Dough]

3. Cleveland has been in a "rebuilding phase" for decades

Maybe they'll get it right this time?!?