Overview
- The Rams acquired All‑Pro edge rusher Myles Garrett in a trade completed on Monday, June 1, sending Jared Verse plus a 2027 first, a 2028 second and a 2029 third to Cleveland.
- Cleveland secured a conditional protection on the 2029 pick that upgrades to a first‑rounder if Garrett is later traded to an AFC North team, a clause intended to guard against him returning to division rivals.
- Los Angeles reworked Garrett’s existing deal to move money into 2026, raising his pay for that season to about $37 million while keeping the contract’s total value unchanged.
- Aaron Donald, who retired in 2024, has publicly said Garrett’s move has him “thinking” about a return and Sean McVay confirmed the team is talking with Donald about the possibility.
- The trade signals the Rams are pushing a compressed championship window, immediately elevates their Super Bowl odds, and leaves the Browns accelerating a rebuild while Jared Verse vows to embrace his new role in Cleveland.