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Rams Acquire Myles Garrett; Aaron Donald Mulls Return

6/4/2026

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Rams Acquire Garrett

The Los Angeles Rams traded for two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett on Monday.
Head coach Sean McVay said the Rams will let Aaron Donald decide on a comeback after discussing Garrett.
Aaron Donald texted sports commentator Pat McAfee that he is flirting with a return.
Donald’s $95 million contract ends after 2025, with a reserve list triggering a $30 million salary that tests the Rams’ $16.4 million cap space.

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Garrett Joins Rams

Garrett arranged with nose tackle Poona Ford to wear No. 95 jersey this season.
He said the chance to win a Super Bowl immediately was too difficult to pass up.
He noted Los Angeles ties because his father was born there and his girlfriend is from Torrance.
He praised the Rams’ top-10 defense and anticipated quarterback Stafford’s MVP-level offense would create more sack chances.

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Historical Context

In 1994 the NFL introduced its first hard salary cap, set at $33.8 million, as part of the league’s 75th-season reforms and a new Fox TV deal. The cap forced defending champion Dallas Cowboys to cut significant payroll, a precedent that now shapes the Los Angeles Rams’ current ongoing financial cap squeeze.

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Rams Acquire Garrett

The Los Angeles Rams traded for two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett on Monday.
Head coach Sean McVay said the Rams will let Aaron Donald decide on a comeback after discussing Garrett.
Aaron Donald texted sports commentator Pat McAfee that he is flirting with a return.
Donald’s $95 million contract ends after 2025, with a reserve list triggering a $30 million salary that tests the Rams’ $16.4 million cap space.

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