LOS ANGELES -- While trading for Myles Garrett wasn't a quick process, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said the team wanted to be "aggressive" in pursuit of the two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year because of how "rare" of an opportunity it was.
On Monday, the Rams and Cleveland Browns announced a deal that sent Garrett to Los Angeles in exchange for outside linebacker Jared Verse, a first-round draft pick in 2027, a second-round pick in 2028 and a third-round pick in 2029.
"We feel really fortunate that this feels very similar when we were fortunate enough to be able to acquire a player like Matthew Stafford," McVay said during Garrett's introductory news conference Tuesday. "Things like this don't present themselves and we wanted to be aggressive."
The Rams traded for Stafford in 2021, sending quarterback Jared Goff to the Lions as part of the package to acquire the veteran quarterback.