Rams Acquire Myles Garrett From Browns; 49ers to Face Him in Week 1 After 2025 Win Over Cleveland

The Los Angeles Rams completed a trade for Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. ESPN reported the deal this week. The trade news reached the San Francisco 49ers practice facility last week. Quarterback Mac Jones was walking down the hallway when safety Malik Mustapha approached him with a post on X about the Myles Garrett trade.

Mac Jones initially thought the post on X about the Myles Garrett trade was AI-generated. "I was like, 'Oh, that's AI or whatever,'" Jones said. " Left tackle Trent Williams commented on the Rams adding Myles Garrett.

Offensive line coach Chris Foerster got to the office early the day after the Myles Garrett trade and rewatched how the 49ers battled Garrett in 2025. "[It was] kind of a little gut punch at first," Foerster said. But then I woke up really early, earlier than usual, and I came in and just watched tape.

I said, 'He's an outstanding football player and he's going to be a challenge for us to take care of. '" On Nov. 30, 2025, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cleveland Browns 26-8. 6% of his pass rush attempts in the Nov.

30, 2025 game. In the Nov. 30, 2025 game, Myles Garrett recorded five tackles, two for loss, one sack, six pressures and three quarterback hits. 7% in the Nov.

30, 2025 game against the 49ers. 6%. 48 seconds to throw in the Nov. 30, 2025 game against the Browns. In 2019, the 49ers played the Cleveland Browns and Myles Garrett had a 40% pass rush win rate.

23 seconds. The San Francisco 49ers will face Myles Garrett in his first game with the Rams on September 7, 2026 in Week 1.