Overview
- Los Angeles completed the blockbuster trade that sent two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Browns to the Rams, a move that betting markets now list as boosting Los Angeles into Super Bowl favorite status.
- Cleveland received edge rusher Jared Verse plus a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a conditional 2029 pick as the Browns pivot toward a multi-year rebuild and younger, cost-controlled assets.
- Arizona players publicly pushed back this week, with Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson Sr. saying, "They got to deal with us," framing the acquisition as a divisional challenge rather than a foregone outcome.
- The Cardinals remain in clear rebuild mode after a 3-14 season, hiring former Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, naming Jacoby Brissett the presumed starter amid contract talks, and using the No. 3 pick on running back Jeremiyah Love.
- The trade shifts the NFC West balance because Garrett is an elite, single-season sack record–setting pass rusher, the Rams have dominated Arizona under Sean McVay, and the move could change how teams game-plan defensively and in free agency this offseason.