Rams' Myles Garrett trade contains same 'poison pill' included in Packers' Micah Parsons deal

The Los Angeles Rams are the likely Super Bowl favorites in 2026, and that was before they added Myles Garrett in one of the biggest blockbuster moves in recent NFL history.

But, there is comparable trade from a year ago, when the Green Bay Packers traded for Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys. Both are superstar edge rushers, and both went for massive returns.

However, according to Mark Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Rams' trade of Garrett from the Cleveland Browns includes the same poison pill that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys included in their Parsons deal.

Rams' Myles Garrett trade includes a poison pill

"The condition on the Browns' 2029 3rd round pick? It becomes a 1st if the Rams trade Myles Garrett into the AFC North," Cabot reports.

This poison pill attached by the Browns in the Garrett trade means that, if the Rams decide to trade Garrett away in a few years, they realistically cannot do so to the AFC North.

If the Rams send Garrett to the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, or Cincinnati Bengals, the Rams will owe the Browns a 2029 first-rounder instead of a 2029 third-rounder.

That's a significant difference, so there's zero reason that the Rams should be trading Garrett to the AFC North, even if trading him before that draft would make sense.

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This is the same trade clause added to the Parsons trade by the Cowboys, which, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported, meant the Packers would have to give up a first-round pick to the Cowboys if Parsons was dealt to the NFC East.

Garrett and Parsons likely won't be traded in the near future, so these "poison pills" almost certainly won't come into play at all.

But if the Rams do decide to blow it up after a Super Bowl pursuit in 2026, 2027, or after 2028, then they would likely not be able to trade Garrett to a team in the AFC North.

It's a reasonable ask from the Browns, and from the Rams' perspective, there is sure to be plenty of teams interested in Garrett outside of the AFC North if they ever decide to trade him. 

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