Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett will be traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams in a deal being finalized on Monday, according to multiple reports. Garrett will join the Rams in exchange for two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round NFL Draft pick, and other compensation going to the Browns, according to ESPN and the NFL Network.
The blockbuster move would be one of the biggest defensive trades in NFL history and comes as the Rams prepare to host the 2027 Super Bowl. “We are in discussions of a potential transaction including him,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said on Monday. “We’re in negotiations. We’re hopeful that we can close something here in the next several hours. But nothing is final.”
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Garrett, a 30-year-old Texan who was the top overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Browns, was the 2023 and 2025 defensive player of the year. He has made 412 tackles, 293 of them solo, with 125.5 quarterback sacks, 23 fumbles forced, and six fumbles recovered, one for a touchdown. Last season, Garrett made an NFL record 23 sacks and a league-high 33 tackles for loss.
Verse, 25, was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2024. He has made 124 tackles, 71 of them solo, with 12 sacks and 22 tackles for loss in two campaigns with the Rams while forcing five fumbles and recovering two.
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