Browns GM Andrew Berry explains the change of heart in trading Myles Garrett
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The Cleveland Browns sent shockwaves throughout the National Football League this week when they traded for reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett who recently held the single-season sack record.
Garrett was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for a massive package that makes an already stacked Rams team even better, as the Browns now have to adjust to life without Garrett for the first time since 2016.
Garrett requested a trade with the Browns last year, but the Browns ended up signing him to a four-year deal worth $160 million, which looks to keep him in Cleveland for his 14th NFL season through 2030.
Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns celebrates during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Dec. 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 core player, worthy of the Hall of Fame, and a homegrown talent who has been here for ten years, and our goal was for him to be a one-hat player in his career. That was true,” Berry told reporters Tuesday.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett celebrates in the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field. (Ken Blaze/Images)
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“But there are times when opportunities come up out of the blue and they force you to stop and review and look at it and say, ‘Is this something that would really benefit the team?’ And so it was in this case. The opportunity was very good.” Last season marked Garrett’s second when 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, momentum continues for the Rams, who extended Matthew Stafford another season weeks after taking Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick in the draft.
Cleveland recently had two first-round picks in April’s NFL Draft in tackle Spencer Fano and wide receiver KC Concepcion – now they have two next year.
Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns watches during warmups before the game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Oct. 26, 2025. (Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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Verse made the Pro Bowl twice in as many NFL seasons while recording 12.0 sacks and 22 tackles for loss as an outside linebacker.
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