BREAKING: Rams SNATCH Myles Garrett—Will Brad Holmes' Draft, Develop, Re-sign Plan CRUMBLE?

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Los Angeles Rams shake up the NFC with a blockbuster trade for Myles Garrett—how does this seismic move impact the Detroit Lions’ Super Bowl hopes? Matt Dery unpacks the implications, considering whether Brad Holmes should have pursued Garrett, the Lions’ philosophy of draft-develop-resign, and what it means to pass up splashy deals in favor of building from within. Is Detroit’s patient roster strategy enough to keep pace with the Rams' all-in approach, or did the front office miss a golden opportunity? Key talking points include the trade’s salary cap ramifications, the value of rookie contracts, and tough decisions about players like Jahmyr Gibbs and Aidan Hutchinson. Matt also spotlights Alim McNeil’s fiery response to a disappointing season, the battle for Lions D-line roles, and how OTA week two shapes up for Detroit. As NFC power rankings shift, can the Lions remain contenders, or will LA’s bold moves set a new standard?

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0:00.0	Miles Garrett is now a Los Angeles ram.
0:04.3	There are so many ways that this affects the Detroit Lions and we'll dive in today.
0:13.8	You are Locked on Lions.
0:15.7	Your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:19.0	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.7	I welcome everybody on a Monday edition of Locked-on Lions.
0:28.7	Matt Derry with you.
0:29.7	Locked-on Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network.
0:32.8	Thanks for being with us on a Monday coming up.
0:35.7	We will preview OTA's week, two a little bit later on.
0:38.6	Plus, Alim McNeil had some very interesting things to say last week during a Friday's media
0:44.7	session, which I liked, which we will get into.
0:47.4	We'll discuss the new look now, Los Angeles Rams versus what the lions look like in
0:53.6	terms of compare,
0:54.3	contrast as Super Bowl contenders coming out of the NFC.
0:58.2	Big news, obviously, today that we need to discuss and talk about, though,
1:01.7	is the mammoth, Miles Garrett trade that took place today between the Los Angeles
1:08.2	Rams and the Cleveland Browns, the Pro Bowl and all pro and single season sack leader, Miles Garrett,
1:16.1	the defensive end and best edge rusher in the game,
1:19.3	who, by the way, makes $40 million a year,
1:22.4	is going from the Browns to the Rams, in case you missed it today,
1:26.6	in exchange for edge rusher Jared
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