The Los Angeles Rams pulled off a shocker on Monday by acquiring superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns.

Los Angeles is sending EDGE Jared Verse and multiple draft picks to the Browns in exchange for Garrett.

Garrett will join former Tennessee Vols EDGE Byron Young in Los Angeles, giving the Rams one of the most lethal pass-rushing duos in the NFL.

On paper, this move is a dream come true for Young, who is entering his fourth season in the league.

Playing on the opposite side of Garrett should give Young even more opportunities to rush the passer (Garrett will undoubtedly command double teams in LA).

That part is the good news for Young, but the deal also comes with an unfortunate twist for the former Vol.

Byron Young may not receive the contract extension from the Rams that everyone has assumed he’d get

The expectation for much of the offseason has been that Young will receive a big contract extension from the Rams, possibly as early as this summer.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano, in fact, predicted in January that Young will receive a four-year extension worth $145 million (with $72 million guaranteed at signing) from the Rams this offseason.

But it turns out that extending Young may not be in the plans for the Rams.

Longtime ESPN NFL senior reporter Jeremy Fowler reported on Monday after the Garrett trade was announced that Los Angeles is giving the early impression that they won’t be extending any of their pending 2027 free agents this summer, which includes Young.

Rams’ approach is fascinating – taking big swings instead of paying young stars.

Sources say L.A. is giving early impressions it won’t extend 2027 FAs Puka Nacua, Byron Young, Kobie Turner, Steve Avila this summer. Perhaps that changes but deals are not on the radar right now.

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) June 1, 2026

Los Angeles could change its plans at any time. But according to Fowler, no deals are on the radar at this time.

Young, who has totaled 27.5 sacks during his first three years in the NFL (including 12 sacks last season), is still in line to get paid — he just may not be getting paid by the Rams (and if he does, it likely won’t happen until after the 2027 season).

Most NFL players would prefer to get a longterm deal done sooner rather than later (you never know when injuries could strike), so I’m sure this isn’t the news Young wanted to hear.

But the silver lining for Young is that he’ll be going into a contract year with Garrett as a teammate, which means 2026 could be the former Vol’s best season yet.