The Cleveland Browns are finalizing a trade that will send star defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for linebacker Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick, according to reports June 1 from NFL Network and ESPN.
Garrett is a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year; Verse is a two-time Pro-Bowl pass rusher.
In January, Garrett sacked Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to break the NFL’s single-season sacks record during the fourth quarter of the Browns’ NFL Week 18 win at Paycor Stadium. Garrett entered the game needing one sack to break the record of 22.5, set in 2001 by Michael Strahan and matched in 2021 by TJ Watt.
Garrett sacked Burrow twice during a nightmarish offensive series for Cincinnati in the fourth quarter of the Bengals’ NFL Week 1 win against Cleveland at Huntington Bank Field. Garrett entered that game having sacked Burrow and the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson 11 times each.
Garrett has had at least one sack in 12 of the 14 career games he’s played against Cincinnati.
Garrett was not penalized for taking down Burrow out of bounds during their NFL Week 16 game at Paycor Stadium in Dec. 2024.
Garrett, a 2017 first-round pick of the Browns, has played nine NFL seasons, all with Cleveland. He has 125.5 career sacks.
Verse was the 19th overall pick by the Rams in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was selected one pick after the Bengals took offensive lineman Amarius Mims 18th overall.
Verse earned NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2024.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Myles Garrett traded by Browns to Rams for Jared Verse, picks | Report
Reporting by Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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