Rams' monster Myles Garrett splash made NFL history in the process

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead is clearly motivated by a desire to place the team in the best position to win now. A veteran of constructing and reconstructing a championship roster, he understands that fortune favors the bold.

That's why he was happy to pull the trigger on his second blockbuster trade of 2026. Seven-time All-Pro Myles Garrett joins a pass rush that also features young stars in Byron Young and Kobie Turner. So long, sadly, to Jared Verse.

Without a shadow of a doubt, Snead has pushed all of his chips to the center of the poker table. Like it or not, the Rams are all-in to win this season. So far, oddsmakers love the move.

Curiously, it also set a first in NFL history. Los Angeles suddenly finds itself with the defending MVP, Matthew Stafford, and Defensive Player of the Year on the same roster. That had never happened in the history of the league. The Rams now boast the NFL's best on both sides of the football.

As optimistic as many fans have been over the years, it's not a stretch of the imagination to suggest that nobody expected LA to trade for Myles Garrett. Despite showing signs of fatigue in 2025, the pass rush ended up among the league's top units.

But it just got far better.

Rams have reinvested in defense this season

They clearly needed to address both the defense and special teams after ending last season with the NFL's top-scoring offense. That unit wasn't what held them back. For years, the Rams have fielded a shoestring-budget defense while remaining among the league's biggest offensive spenders.

All that is changing in 2026.

With Chris Shula's return as defensive coordinator, the Rams have demonstrated renewed interest in spending on the defense. While the Garrett trade headlines that initiative, Snead has already extended safeties Quentin Lake and Kam Curl, inside linebacker Nate Landman, traded for and extended cornerback Trent McDuffie, and signed free-agent cornerback Jaylen Watson. That is a significant investment on the defensive side of the ball.

The team faces 25 expiring contracts at the end of this season. But that won't matter if LA can beat the clock and win a Super Bowl. Should that happen, the organization can regroup around core players to lead the next Rams chapter.

With the defending MVP and DPOY both in the building, Los Angeles is superbly positioned as a title contender this season. And in trading for Garrett, the Horns have already made NFL history.

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