On June 1, the Los Angeles Rams struck gold by acquiring superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns.
The Rams traded away Jared Verse and three draft picks, including a first-rounder, but bringing in Garrett is a huge move as LA chases another Super Bowl.
As it turns out, there was one other team that made a call to try and acquire Garrett: The Buffalo Bills, as NFL insider Tom Pelissero wrote in his new Substack column.
“But sources say another team called Cleveland on the day the trade leaked: The Bills, who had checked in periodically on Garrett’s availability for the better part of two years. Previously, the answer had always been the same: Myles Garrett is not available.”
Pelissero added that even if Buffalo matched the compensation the Rams offered, Buffalo didn’t have a young player like Verse to offer, which made it harder to make a trade.
The addition of Verse in the deal was “pivotal” in Cleveland sending Garrett away, according to Pelissero.
Still, one can only wonder where Buffalo would be today if Garrett did come to town. The Bills gave Josh Allen a new receiver by acquiring DJ Moore in a deal with the Chicago Bears, and they fired head coach Sean McDermott and replaced him with Joe Brady, who was the offensive coordinator previously in Buffalo.
At the end of the day, the Rams’ offer was too strong to beat, and now LA is viewed as a Super Bowl contender.
