The Super Bowl champion Seahawks face a daunting new threat as Los Angeles weaponizes its defense, landing the elite edge rusher for a surprisingly affordable veteran-centered package.
The Seattle Seahawks are trying to fend off two other NFC West enemies in their quest to repeat as the Super Bowl champions ...
And the Los Angeles Rams would like a word.
The Rams and the Cleveland Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Los Angeles ... and the sales price is remarkably reasonable.
Amid rumors that Cleveland might demand "three first-round picks,'' the Rams are getting him in exchange for two-time Pro-Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and some other lesser draft compensation that still is being negotiated, sources tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero and ESPN's Adam Schefter.
In terms of being an NFL difference-maker - and an NFC West difference-maker?
Garrett might be as big as it gets.
Garrett to the Rams figures to go down as one of the biggest trades in NFL history.
The shocker makes great sense for the Rams, who have their infamous "F' Them Picks!'' approach to draft picks, so often flipping them for veteran players.
The Rams' interest in Garrett was surely fueled by the Browns' modification of the contract of the seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end, an adjustment make in March that made it more affordable to trade him.
The Browns know they're going nowhere, so a trade of some sort made sense to them.
And the Seahawks? Their job to defend their Super Bowl title just turned a little bit more difficult.
