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Browns Trade Myles Garrett to Rams for Jared Verse, Picks

6/5/2026

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Browns Trade Garrett

Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Rams on June 1 for Jared Verse and 2027-2029 picks.
Verse, 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, logged 124 tackles, 12 sacks, 20 hits and a 35% run-stop win rate.
The Browns will exercise Verse’s $15 million rookie option before May 1, 2027, with GM Andrew Berry saying the picks and Verse fit DNA.
Garrett’s four-year, $160 million extension starts in 2027 at $40 million per year, rising to $50 million.

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Verse Upset

Jared Verse called the trade to the Browns upsetting and surprising, yet expressed excitement about returning home.
He praised the Browns’ practice, saying a team’s quality shows in how it practices.
Verse wore No. 8, sharing it with quarterback Dillon Gabriel in offseason drills.
The Rams are listed at +550 and the Browns as underdogs, with former teammates Byron Young and Braden Fiske visiting his house after the trade.

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Verse OTAs

Defensive line coach Jacques Cesaire ran Verse through drills as the rookie watched teammates rotate during the June 3 OTA.
Head coach Todd Monken said the June 9-11 minicamp and two OTAs will decide Verse’s role.
Defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg and Cesaire will assess how Verse’s former Rams 3-4 OLB experience fits.
Veteran Alex Wright mentors Verse in pass-rush drills, but the schedule gives him only five days before the break.

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Browns Trade Garrett

Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Rams on June 1 for Jared Verse and 2027-2029 picks.
Verse, 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, logged 124 tackles, 12 sacks, 20 hits and a 35% run-stop win rate.
The Browns will exercise Verse’s $15 million rookie option before May 1, 2027, with GM Andrew Berry saying the picks and Verse fit DNA.
Garrett’s four-year, $160 million extension starts in 2027 at $40 million per year, rising to $50 million.

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