Sources: Browns, Rams finalizing Myles Garrett blockbuster trade

The Cleveland Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for two-time Pro-Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and other draft compensation that still is being negotiated, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero and ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Garrett to the Rams for Verse and draft picks now is expected to become the NFL’s latest blockbuster trade, and one of the biggest defensive trades in NFL history.

Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett poses after winning the AP Defensive Player of the Year during the NFL Honors award show, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco.

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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.

With Super Bowl LXI set to be played at SoFi Stadium again, the Rams once again are going all in and living by their mantra, “F— them picks,” while trying to repeat history.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) in action during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington.

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The Rams’ interest in Garrett was sparked shortly after the Browns modified the contract of the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end in March, pushing back the options bonuses from the 15th day of the league year in March to seven days before the start of the regular season, making it easier to trade him.