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The Cleveland Browns sent shockwaves through the National Football League this week when they traded away reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, who had just become the league’s single-season sack record holder.
Garrett was sent to the Los Angeles Rams for a big package that makes an already stacked Rams team even better as the Browns must now adjust to life without Garrett for the first time since 2016.
Garrett requested a trade to the Browns last year, but the Browns ended up signing him to a four-year extension worth $160 million, apparently keeping him in Cleveland through his 14th NFL season in 2030.
Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns celebrates during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 10, 2023. The Browns won 31-27. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)
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However, the return of 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick was “too good” to pass up, Browns general manager Andrew Berry said.
“Myles Garrett is a cornerstone, Hall of Fame-worthy player and a homegrown talent who’s been here for a decade, and our intention was for him to be a one-size-fits-all player in his career. That was the truth,” Berry told reporters Tuesday.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett celebrates during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field. (Ken Blaze/Image Images)
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“But there are times when opportunities arise that, honestly, are unexpected and force you to stop, reevaluate, look at it and say, ‘Is this something that could really be beneficial to the team?’ And that was the case in this case. “The opportunity was too big.” Last season marked Garrett’s second in which he was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year after recording 23 sacks. Garrett has recorded double-digit sacks in each of his last eight seasons and at least 14.0 in five straight.
Meanwhile, the pressure continues for the Rams, who extended Matthew Stafford for one more season weeks after taking Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th pick in the draft.
Cleveland just had two first-round picks in April’s NFL Draft in which they selected tackle Spencer Fano and wide receiver KC Concepción; now they also have two for next year.
Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns watches during warmups before the game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on October 26, 2025. (Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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Verse has made the Pro Bowl twice in as many NFL seasons while recording 12.0 sacks and 22 tackles for loss as an outside linebacker.
