Browns trade Myles Garrett to Rams for Jared Verse, three picks - ESPN

The Cleveland Browns have traded two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse and multiple draft picks, the teams announced Monday.

The Browns received a first-round draft pick in 2027, a second-round pick in 2028 and a third-rounder in 2029 in what is one of the biggest trades in NFL history involving a defensive player.

The shocking trade is completely on brand for the Rams, who made a similarly seismic move in the 2021 offseason when they acquired 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 this February, the Rams again are going all-in and living by their mantra, «F--- them picks,» while trying to repeat history.

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.

The Browns were adamant that they had no interest in trading Garrett, and even told that to the Rams, according to sources.

Myles Garrett has been among the best defensive players in the NFL since being drafted in 2017.

But the Rams refused to give up what one source called their «persistent pursuit» of Garrett. Los Angeles, according to sources, continued calling and calling — the only team that tried to pry loose a player the Browns once deemed untouchable.

Talks heated up in earnest shortly after this year's NFL draft. The Rams initially offered a package of picks in return for Garrett, but